Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 27 February 2003
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 500
Owner/operator: Airwork, NZ
Registration Number: ZK-NAN
Location: Blenheim Woodbourne Air Station (BHE) –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Main Gear HandleMain Gear Handle
Category: Accident
An Airwork F-27 aircraft experienced a malfunction during a training flight simulation involving a gear problem. The crew extended the gear using the emergency system, but failed to properly select the main gear handle down and install the locking pins. Distracted by other events, the co-pilot initiated a reset of the system, resulting in the partial collapse of the main gear.An Airwork F-27 aircraft experienced a malfunction during a training flight simulation involving a gear problem. The crew extended the gear using the emergency system, but failed to properly select the main gear handle down and install the locking pins. Distracted by other events, the co-pilot initiated a reset of the system, resulting in the partial collapse of the main gear.
Description
The Airwork F-27 was on a training flight, during which the crew carried out an exercise that simulated a gear problem. They extended the gear using the emergency system. However, after landing they did not select the main gear handle down and in addition did not install the gear locking pins. The crew were then distracted by other events and during this the co-pilot selected the emergency gear handle up to reset the system. The main gear then partially collapsed.
Primary Cause
Failure to properly execute the gear handling sequence, including selecting the main gear handle down and installing locking pins, during a simulated gear problem.Failure to properly execute the gear handling sequence, including selecting the main gear handle down and installing locking pins, during a simulated gear problem.Share on:
