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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 2006 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Southwest |
| Registration: | G-WOWD |
| MSN: | 286 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Nequay-Cornwall Airport (NQY/EGHQ) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newquay-Cornwall Airport (NQY/EGHQ) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff from St Mawgan the flight crew were informed by ATC that a main wheel had fallen from the aircraft. The aircraft returned to St Mawgan and landed uneventfully. The wheel was released due to a failure of the wheel bearing, but only a limited amount of the failed bearing was recovered. The failure mode of the bearing was not determined. The aircraft manufacturer has investigated several other such events and, as a result, introduced several measures to improve the durability of the bearing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f33240f0b613460004a9/DHC-8-311___G-WOWD_07-07.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5656559 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2025 13:08 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 09-Mar-2025 13:09 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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