Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 October 1955
Aircraft Type: Short S.25 Sandringham 7
Owner/operator: CAUSA – Compa¤ia Aeronautica Uruguaya SA
Registration Number: CX-ANA
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Primary Landing Gear System ? Specifically, the hydraulic system controlling the landing gear’s movement.Primary Landing Gear System ? Specifically, the hydraulic system controlling the landing gear’s movement.
Category: UK
An aircraft was written off due to a catastrophic failure of its primary landing gear system.An aircraft was written off due to a catastrophic failure of its primary landing gear system.
Description
Written off.
Primary Cause
Failure of a critical hydraulic component within the landing gear system resulted in loss of control and subsequent write-off.Failure of a critical hydraulic component within the landing gear system resulted in loss of control and subsequent write-off.Share on:
