ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 246747
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 2020 |
| Time: | 15:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Mainair Blade 912 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BZNS |
| MSN: | 1263-1000-7-W1057 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Athey’s Moor Airfield, Longframlington, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Fortune Airfield, North Berwick, East Lothian |
| Athey’s Moor Airfield, Longframlington, Northumberland. | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AAIB investigation to Mainair Blade 912, G-BZNS: Landing gear collapsed while taxiing, Athey's Moor airfield, Longframlington, Northumberland, 17 September 2020. The Final AAIB report into the incident was published on 14 January 2021, and the following is an excerpt from it:
"After returning from a visit to East Fortune Airfield in Scotland, the pilot landed on Runway 14 without incident. He backtracked along the runway towards the airfield hangar. As he cleared the runway, travelling at approximately 5 mph, the right main landing gear collapsed. The landing gear rotated rearwards into the arc of the rotating propeller which partially sliced through the landing gear struts and spat.
Visual inspection revealed the right drag link bar ear connection to the fuselage pod had failed. Cracks were also found on the left drag link bar ear connection. The front drag link assembly is designed to allow movement of the rear suspension around the mounting bolt and to enable changes in the landing gear geometry when the trike unit is folded. Checking the security of drag links is a pre-flight check in Section 6 of the Mainair Blade 912 aircraft manual.
A BMAA article by Roger Pattrick (2020) ‘Now see ear’, Microlight Flying, December 2020 briefly describes this incident and reminds owners to check the drag link connections carefully during their pre-flight checks".
Damage sustained to airframe: Per the Above AAIB report the airframe was "Damaged beyond economic repair".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB Final Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5fd8b0e48fa8f54d6480f569/Mainair_Blade_912_G-BZNS_01-21.pdf
2. Microlight Flying Magazine December 2020: http://www.microlightflying.org.uk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2021 17:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Jan-2021 20:39 | harro | Updated [Operator, Accident report] |
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