Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 May 1958
Aircraft Type: Fairchild F-27
Owner/operator: Fairchild
Registration Number: N1027
Location: Hagerstown Regional Airport, MD (HGR) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Other
A Fairchild F-27 prototype experienced a catastrophic collapse of its landing gear during a test flight after a mechanic detected a hissing sound near the air orifice of the pneumatic system. The landing gear collapsed rapidly, resulting in the aircraft being rebuilt as a modified model.A Fairchild F-27 prototype experienced a catastrophic collapse of its landing gear during a test flight after a mechanic detected a hissing sound near the air orifice of the pneumatic system. The landing gear collapsed rapidly, resulting in the aircraft being rebuilt as a modified model.
Description
After a test flight, the first Fairchild F-27 prototype, N1027, was parked on the apron. A passing mechanic heard a hissing sound and held his finger on the air orifice of the pneumatic system, just under the cockpit. Slowly the landing-gear of the plane collapsed. The F-27 was rebuilt as a different model (F-27A) with a new msn (01A).
Primary Cause
Faulty pneumatic system component ? a malfunction in the air orifice leading to rapid pressure release and collapse of the landing gear.Faulty pneumatic system component ? a malfunction in the air orifice leading to rapid pressure release and collapse of the landing gear.Share on:
