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| Date: | Friday 1 March 2024 |
| Time: | 15:05 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse |
| Owner/operator: | NZICPA |
| Registration: | ZK-DAF |
| MSN: | C0531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wanganui Airport (WAG/NZWU) -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wanganui Airport (WAG/NZWU) |
| Wanganui Airport (WAG/NZWU) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the aircraft became airborne on a dual training flight from NZWU, UNICOM staff observed the nosewheel separate from the aircraft. The aircraft remained airborne to burn off fuel before making a landing. The aircraft landed safely with damage to the nos e undercarriage leg only. The maintenance investigation determined that the aircraft had been previously fitted with a nyloc-type nut which secured the swivelling nosewheel assembly to the nose undercarriage leg. A castellated nut locked with a split pin should have been used. It's suspected that over a series of flights following a previous maintenance check, that the nyloc nut had come loose, allowing the nosewheel swivel assembly to separate from the aircraft when it became airborne. The nose undercarriage leg was replaced and nosewheel swivel assembly secured using the correct hardware and locking method.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/fire-crews-at-whanganui-airport-as-light-aircraft-set-to-make-forced-landing/2CUQ6KS4C5GC3JUWE3YALJXZ6I/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ZKDAF/history/20240229/2251Z/NZWU/NZWU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2024 07:18 | Lindawre | Added |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:20 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Plane category, ] |
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