Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2
Owner/operator: BKS Air Transport
Registration Number: G-ALZW
Location: Woolsington Airport (NCL) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Port main landing gear downlock latch platePort main landing gear downlock latch plate
Category: Accident
During the landing roll, the port main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to swing off the runway. Pilots reported locked down landing gear position indicators before and after touchdown. Subsequent investigation identified a fatigue failure in the downlock latch plate as the primary cause.During the landing roll, the port main landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to swing off the runway. Pilots reported locked down landing gear position indicators before and after touchdown. Subsequent investigation identified a fatigue failure in the downlock latch plate as the primary cause.
Description
During the landing roll the port main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft swung to the left off the runway. The pilots reported that before and after touchdown the landing gear position indicator showed all units locked down. Subsequent investigation revealed a fatigue failure of the port landing gear downlock latch plate.
Primary Cause
Fatigue failure of the port landing gear downlock latch plate.Fatigue failure of the port landing gear downlock latch plate.Share on:
