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Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Gisborne New Zealand
Thursday, June 15, 2000 15:56
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On June 15, 2000, at 1556 hours local time, a Fairchild SA-227-AC, New Zealand registration ZK-RCA, sustained a collapse of the left main landing gear on touchdown at the Gisborne, New Zealand, airport. The aircraft was operated by Eagle Airways, Ltd., of Hamilton, New Zealand, and was engaged in a crew instructional flight under the provisions of the New Zealand civil aviation regulations. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Neither of the two crewmembers, the sole occupants, were injured. The flight originated at the Hamilton airport about 1500 on the day of the accident as a local area training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company flight plan was filed.
Preliminary information supplied by the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission states that on touchdown the left-hand gear collapsed rearwards to about 130 degrees, following the failure of both lower drag braces at their attach points to the gear leg. The captain applied power and executed a go-around. A left gear unsafe warning illuminated in the cockpit and the crew received a confirmation by air traffic controllers that the left gear was trailing and that both drag braces were hanging loose. The gear was raised and the aircraft was flown to Hamilton, where a successful gear-up landing was accomplished.
The investigation has found the left outboard lower drag brace had an 8-mm deep fatigue crack at the right angle of the drilled recess, which accommodates a grease nipple. The drag brace failed on landing, initiating from the crack. The inboard drag brace failed in overload simultaneously.
The accident is being investigated by and is under the jurisdiction of the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission. Further information can be obtained from: Transport Accident Investigation Commission Level 14, 114 The Terrace P O Box 10-323 Wellington 6036, NEW ZEALAND Phone +64 4 473 3112; Fax +64 4 499 1510; web site www.taic.org.nz
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/15/2000 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1556 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | GISBORNE |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | NEW ZEALAND |
| Zipcode of the event site | |
| Event Date Year | 2000 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Unknown |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | NHM |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Not Reported |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 25 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 0 |
| NTSB Notification Source | New Zealand TAIC |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 20 2000 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1505 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:14AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | LAX00WA236 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Non-Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | Unknown |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Fairchild |
| Aircraft Model | SA-227-AC |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | SA-227-AC |
| Aircraft Serial Number | |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | -- |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | |
| Aircraft Owner City | |
| Aircraft Owner State | |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | HAMILTON |
| Operator State | OF |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Unknown |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Unknown |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Unknown |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Unknown |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | HAMILTON, NZ |
| Departure State | OF |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 0 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Oct 22 2001 3:26PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |