ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228827
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| Date: | Sunday 8 September 2019 |
| Time: | 19:27 |
| Type: |  Conair Turbo Firecat |
| Owner/operator: | Sécurité Civile |
| Registration: | F-ZBAP |
| MSN: | 026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc Airport, Hérault 34 -
 France
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc Airport (BZR/LFMU) |
| Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc Airport (BZR/LFMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA-E |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two Turbo Firecat aircraft were prepared for a firefighting mission. The first aircraft (F-ZBAP) was refueled and filled with retardant. On board were a captain and a trainee pilot.
The captain taxied the aircraft to the runway and actuates the left brake pedal in order to stop the aircraft to wait for the second plane. The aircraft collapsed to the left and the captain shut down the engines and activated the left engine fire extinguisher. The crew evacuated unharmed. The aircraft was damaged.
The entire Turbo Firecat fleet of the Sécurité Civile is grounded until further notice.
Causes of the event
Investigations show that the event is a combination of the following causes:
- the landing gear barrel is made of a 7075 T6 alloy sensitive to corrosion ;
- the chamfer of the barrel thread is not covered by the anti-corrosion paint after overhaul;
- the BSC aircraft parking area until April 2017 is classified as a severe environment with regard to corrosion;
- the maintenance of the "according to condition" type of undercarriage does not allow the identified damage to be detected;
- no permanent calendar limit instructions have been issued on the main landing gear during the various evolutions or potential extensions of the aircraft;
- no feedback on general train overhauls has been provided to the DGSCGC;
- users of similar aircraft with identical landing gear do not communicate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/beziers-incident-au-sol-avion-bombardier-eau-nimes-garons-immobilise-flotte-tracker-1719801.html
https://www.midilibre.fr/2019/09/09/beziers-un-tracker-connait-un-incident-au-decollage-toute-la-flotte-clouee-au-sol,8402547.php
https://www.sudouest.fr/2019/09/09/incendies-un-tiers-des-bombardiers-d-eau-de-la-securite-civile-cloue-au-sol-par-mesure-de-securite-6540193-10407.php
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6328389 (photo)
Last ASN occurence (2019) : https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/227823
Images:
Taken 15 september 2019 from car rental park
Picture taken 30 september 2019 from apron inside Ryanair 737. Tracker is on jacks. Moved by truck and dismantled in Nîmes Garons FNI during Summer 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2019 16:19 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 09-Sep-2019 16:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase] |
| 09-Sep-2019 16:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Sep-2019 17:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2019 16:53 | Dominique roudier | Updated [Photo] |
| 03-Dec-2020 18:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 26-Dec-2021 19:35 | Dominique roudier | Updated [Photo] |
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