Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 May 2007
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A100 King Air
Owner/operator: Aeroguaparo
Registration Number: YV1257
Location: Acarigua Airport (AGV) –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Nose Landing GearNose Landing Gear
Investigating Agency: JIAAC VenezuelaJIAAC Venezuela
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1257, experienced a nose landing gear collapse during parking at Acarigua Airport (AGV) in Venezuela. Four occupants were not injured. A malfunction in the nose landing gear, specifically the lack of a right center safety latch mechanism, was identified as the causal factor.A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1257, experienced a nose landing gear collapse during parking at Acarigua Airport (AGV) in Venezuela. Four occupants were not injured. A malfunction in the nose landing gear, specifically the lack of a right center safety latch mechanism, was identified as the causal factor.
Description
A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1257, was damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed as the airplane was parking after arrival at Acarigua Airport (AGV), Venezuela. The four occupants were not injured. Causal factor (translated from Spanish): “Human. The right center safety latch mechanism of the nose landing gear was not installed.”
Primary Cause
Human ? The installation of a right center safety latch mechanism on the nose landing gear was not performed.Human ? The installation of a right center safety latch mechanism on the nose landing gear was not performed.Share on:
