Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 January 1982
Aircraft Type: Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III
Owner/operator: Crossair
Registration Number: HB-LNB
Location: Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Nose landing gear systemNose landing gear system
Investigating Agency: BFU Switz.BFU Switz.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a left-side runway landing failure, resulting in damage to the front gear, fuselage, and propeller. All occupants were unharmed.An aircraft experienced a left-side runway landing failure, resulting in damage to the front gear, fuselage, and propeller. All occupants were unharmed.
Description
The aircraft ran off the left side of runway 14 during landing, damaging the front gear, the front fuselage and propeller. All occupants escaped uninjured. CAUSE (translated from German): The accident was due to a fault in the nose landing gear system, ie by a – Poor design and / or – Manufacturing defects and / or – Impurities in the hydraulic system which caused incorrect position of the mode valve.
Primary Cause
A fault in the nose landing gear system, specifically due to poor design, manufacturing defects, and impurities in the hydraulic system, leading to an incorrect position of the mode valve.A fault in the nose landing gear system, specifically due to poor design, manufacturing defects, and impurities in the hydraulic system, leading to an incorrect position of the mode valve.Share on:
