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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 2007 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Loganair, opf British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BZFP |
| MSN: | 696 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glasgow-Prestwick International Airport (GLA/EGPF) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Glasgow International Airport (GLA/EGPF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst taxiing after landing, the lower section of the nose landing gear, including the wheel, detached from the nose leg. The aircraft suffered Substantial Damage to the nose-gear and lower fuselage. This resulted from corrosion damage to the screw threads of a lock nut used to secure the wheel fork to the lower extremity of the sliding element of the oleo strut. As a result of this incident, the operator, has reviewed and amended their maintenance practices for the nose landing gear on the DHC-6.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb43ed915d13740007fd/DHC-6_Twin_Otter_Series_310__G-BZFP_08-07.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6087446 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2025 20:42 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 22-Mar-2025 20:43 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
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