Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 January 1981
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31E
Owner/operator: SAFE Air
Registration Number: ZK-CAM
Location: Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE) –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Landing gear centre fittingLanding gear centre fitting
Category: Accident
A right main gear collapsed during the landing roll, likely due to fatigue in a landing gear centre fitting.A right main gear collapsed during the landing roll, likely due to fatigue in a landing gear centre fitting.
Description
Right main gear collapsed at the end of the landing roll. PROBABLE CAUSE: Fatigue crack in landing gear centre fitting.
Primary Cause
Fatigue crack in landing gear centre fitting.Fatigue crack in landing gear centre fitting.Share on:
