ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65869
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 November 2008 |
| Time: | 15:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Oxford Aviation Academy Ltd |
| Registration: | G-ROUS |
| MSN: | 34-7870187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-360-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Oxford Airport, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Kidlington (Oxford) Airport (OXF/EGTK) |
| Kidlington (Oxford) Airport (OXF/EGTK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst flying a routine training circuit, the occupants heard a loud bang as the landing gear extended and the ‘gear unsafe’ warning light remained illuminated. When the aircraft landed, the left main gear leg collapsed and the aircraft departed the runway.
Damage sustained to left landing gear retraction mechanism, left wing tip, left aileron hinge bracket, left aileron and flap. It was later identified that the retraction fitting had failed. Aircraft later repaired and returned to serrivce, until sold to Norway 12-08-2016
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f801ed915d137400068f/Piper_PA-34-200T_Seneca_II__G-ROUS_06-09.pdf
2, CAA: https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid=1&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=ROUS
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001234506.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2009 23:18 | VHKDK | Added |
| 25-Oct-2012 15:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2016 21:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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