Plane crash in Adelaide may have been caused by landing gear failure
En resumen
- An investigation into a fatal plane crash in Adelaide on April 29 has found that a failure in the aircraft's nose landing gear may have caused the incident.
- The crash killed two people and injured several others.
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A plane crash occurred at Parafield Airport in Adelaide on April 29, resulting in two fatalities and several injuries. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident.
A plane crash that killed two people and left several others injured in Adelaide earlier this year could have been caused by a failure in the plane's nose landing gear, an ongoing investigation has found.
The failure is one of "a number of scenarios" being considered by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) as part of its investigation into the April 29 crash.
The Diamond DA42 twin-engine aircraft hit a hangar as it was attempting to land at Parafield Airport, in Adelaide's north, killing flight instructor Robert Hoyle and a pilot under instruction, and injuring several people on the ground.
"The failure of a nose landing gear actuator rod, as was found in this accident, is known to have caused in-flight controllability issues with this aircraft type in the past, and is one of a number of scenarios, including loss of engine power in one of the aircraft's engines, that the ATSB investigation is examining," ATSB chief commissioner Angus Mitchell said.
Preguntas abiertas
- What specifically caused the landing gear failure?
- Were there other contributing factors?
- What are the implications for this aircraft model?
