| Date: | Thursday 18 January 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair CV-580F |
| Owner/operator: | Air Tribe |
| Registration: | XA-TRB |
| MSN: | 52 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Allison 501-D13D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, TX (BRO) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |
A Convair CV-580F suffered an undercarriage collapse during a maintenance engine run-up test at Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport, Texas, USA.
The propellers contacted the ground, causing substantial damage and the right hand side of the fuselage shows a large tear.
Sources:
Gear collapse damages plane at Brownsville airport (brownsvilleherald.com, 19 Jan. 2018)
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