Short SC7 Skyvan 3, G-BEOL, 3 May 2013

Nose landing gear fracture with nosewheel detachment, Weston-on-the-Green, 3 May 2013.

From:
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Published
10 December 2014
Category:
Commercial - fixed wing
Report type:
Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Date of occurrence:
3 May 2013
Aircraft type:
Short SC7 Skyvan 3
Location:
Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire
Registration:
G-BEOL

Summary:

As the nosewheel contacted the ground on touchdown on Runway 27 at Weston-on-the-Green the nosewheel and yoke assembly detached from the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the runway and came to a stop with a nose-down attitude. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers. The nose landing gear had fractured across the plated portion of the oleo. A forensic examination of the damaged nose landing gear assembly is being carried out by the manufacturer.

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Published 10 December 2014