Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 18 March 1998
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace ATP
Owner/operator: British Airways
Registration Number: G-MANG
Location: Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62
Component Affected: Nose landing gear attachment structureNose landing gear attachment structure
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
A 18-3-1998 accident occurred at Manchester Airport, involving a damaged nose landing gear attachment structure and a rearward collapse of the rear leg of the aircraft during landing. The aircraft, a BA7783 flight from Southampton, landed with a violent shimmy of the nose undercarriage, leading to its collapse and subsequent rest on the runway.A 18-3-1998 accident occurred at Manchester Airport, involving a damaged nose landing gear attachment structure and a rearward collapse of the rear leg of the aircraft during landing. The aircraft, a BA7783 flight from Southampton, landed with a violent shimmy of the nose undercarriage, leading to its collapse and subsequent rest on the runway.
Description
Substantially damaged 18-3-1998 on landing at Manchester Airport, Ringway, Manchester: Nose landing gear attachment structure torn from fuselage and leg collapsed rearwards. No injuries sustained to the 62 person on board (crew of 4 plus 58 passengers). According to the following excerpt from the official AAIB report into the accident: “On arrival at Manchester, after an apparently normal touchdown, during the landing roll, as the aircraft slowed, its nose undercarriage began to shimmy violently. The nose undercarriage subsequently failed and collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the runway. The accident happened in daylight (09:34 Local time). The aircraft was operating a flight (BA7783) from Southampton”
Source of Information
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f4b4e5274a1317000539/dft_avsafety_pdf_500162.pdf, https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MANG, https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/British-Aerospace/BAe-ATP/2018/SE-MEX-NextJet, https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-MANG/679396, https://www.flickr.com/photos/elevationair/5147334794, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABritish_Airways_ATP001.jpghttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f4b4e5274a1317000539/dft_avsafety_pdf_500162.pdf, https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=MANG, https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/British-Aerospace/BAe-ATP/2018/SE-MEX-NextJet, https://www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/G-MANG/679396, https://www.flickr.com/photos/elevationair/5147334794, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABritish_Airways_ATP001.jpgPrimary Cause
Nose undercarriage failure during landing roll.Nose undercarriage failure during landing roll.Share on:
