Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 October 2012
Aircraft Type: Shorts 360-300
Owner/operator: AIT Aviation
Registration Number: 4X-AVP
Location: Rosh Pina Airport –
ÿ Israel
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: Left-hand gearLeft-hand gear
Investigating Agency: AIAIAIAI
Category: Accident

On October 23, 2012, a regular flight from Ait to Rosh Pina was interrupted by a catastrophic failure of the left-hand gear. The aircraft landed on RWY 33, then executed a 180-degree turn to vacate the runway, resulting in a complete gear collapse and a tail-out landing 18 meters from the centerline.On October 23, 2012, a regular flight from Ait to Rosh Pina was interrupted by a catastrophic failure of the left-hand gear. The aircraft landed on RWY 33, then executed a 180-degree turn to vacate the runway, resulting in a complete gear collapse and a tail-out landing 18 meters from the centerline.
Description
On October 23, 2012, a regular flight from the company “Ait” from Sde Dov to the airport in Rosh Pina. At 7:36 am the plane landed on RWY 33 and then made a 180-degree turn on the runway to vacate. When leaving the runway to the right, the left-hand gear collapsed and the plane came to a stop with the tail sticking out into the runway area, 18 meters from the centreline.
Source of Information
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Loss of left-hand gear during a maneuver to vacate the runway.Loss of left-hand gear during a maneuver to vacate the runway.Share on: