Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 April 1997
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 31
Owner/operator: Hawkair Aviation Services
Registration Number: C-FTPA
Location: Bronson Creek Airport, BC (YBM) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Horizontal gear support to the main wheelHorizontal gear support to the main wheel
Category: Accident
A right-wing aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a failed bolt securing the horizontal gear support to the main wheel. The aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway into a ditch.A right-wing aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a failed bolt securing the horizontal gear support to the main wheel. The aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway into a ditch.
Description
The right wing dropped on landing; the aircraft ground looped and ran off the runway into a ditch. Maintenance suspects that the bolts attaching the right horizontal gear support to the main wheel had failed.
Primary Cause
Failed bolts on the horizontal gear support to the main wheel.Failed bolts on the horizontal gear support to the main wheel.Share on:
