BLue ISlands ATR42 undercarriage collapse Jersey

[Tiennetti]

Not that dramatic, but something similar happened to an Air Industria ATR years ago

Descripcin del Accidente ASN 06 MAR 2003 ATR-42-300 I-ATRF - Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)

Official report (with photos)
http://www.ansv.it/cgi-bin/ita/ANSV_N_A_9_04I-ATRF.pdf

[FiveGirlKit]

Mechanical failure

Looking at the picture, it is not just a swinging lever failure. At least it is a main alignment brace failure, or worse. Wingtip damage and prop damage too. An expensive day out!

[Old and Horrified]

It does look likely. That is also consistent with the failure occuring while turning off the runway. Isn't it true that prop contact with the ground enough to do that level of damage would normally also write off the engine?

[no-hoper]

Pictures of recovery.Additional damage included.Think this was the last trip for G-DRFC.

G-DRFC ATR-42-320 of Blue Islands | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[gci1]

engine damage

Hope not that engine is only around 4 months old!!!

[JOSHUA]

I used to fly the ATR, it has a free turbine ie prop is not directly connected to the engine so my guess (and it is only a guess!) is that the actual engine may be ok but the prop and it's associated turbine etc will need attention.....I stand to be corrected!

[merlinxx]

That is one heck of a failure on the port U/C

[Brookmans Park]

Does anyone know what the weather was like. I have embarrased myself more than once in crosswinds at JER when"arriving""

[srobarts]

Aviation Herald has the METARs:
Accident: Blue Islands AT42 at Jersey on Jun 16th 2012, gear collapse

EGJJ 160820Z 22011G22KT 9999 FEW022 15/12 Q1012 NOSIG
EGJJ 160750Z 20014KT 9999 FEW022 15/11 Q1012 NOSIG
EGJJ 160720Z 20013KT 9999 FEW022 14/11 Q1012 NOSIG
EGJJ 160650Z 21015KT 9999 FEW022 14/11 Q1011 NOSIG
EGJJ 160620Z 22015KT 9999 FEW020 13/11 Q1011 NOSIG
EGJJ 160550Z 22015KT 9999 FEW018 13/11 Q1011 NOSIG
EGJJ 160520Z 21013KT 9999 FEW018 13/11 Q1011 NOSIG

[akerosid]

Here's a report from Aviation Herald; you can see the damage to the left MLG in the second photo down:

Accident: Blue Islands AT42 at Jersey on Jun 16th 2012, gear collapse

Talking to someone who knew someone on the plane, there was apparently quite a bit of debris along the length of the runway.

[guern123]

Replacement A/C

Does anyone know if the frech reg ATR is still operating or if another aircraft has been chartered yet ?

[750XL]

The Denim F50 is coming back

[Typhoon650]

I don't know if it's normal over there, but the local ATR's shut down the left engine on taxi to allow it time to spin down for disembarkation. RH engine is stopped with the brake once chocked to give the ground guys access.
So perhaps, combined with being free turbines, might not be as expensive as it could be?

[Loose rivets]

The prop may well be free to spin relative to the turbines, but in the PT6 world, the connectedness of all things extends all the way to the bean counters.

[Sir George Cayley]

The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AIBB) of the CAA has been informed of the incident,

When did that happen? I know the DfT are looking to get rid of TRANSEC but not AAIB

A common misconception. A well done to the recovery team is also in order me thinks.

[EGCA]

BBC Jersey report that: "Initial investigations have shown the landing gear failed on a plane at Jersey airport".

Presumably you have to take these things step by step. The next progress in the investigation will conclude that the damage to the u/c fairing, the wing tip and the prop was "caused by the aircraft tipping to one side when the landing gear failed"....

[macuser]

BBC Channel Island News (TV) reported that if the u/c collapse had happened a few seconds earlier, the aircraft would still have been in the air! Priceless.

[jetstreamtechrecords]

Has the preliminary AAIB report come out yet?

[Airbanda]

No sign if interim report on AAIB site so far.

[DaveReidUK]

No sign of interim report on AAIB site so far.

I wouldn't have expected one. The AAIB very rarely publish interim reports unless the investigation is a very extended one - the last one that appeared relates to the 2008 BA038 accident.

It's unusual for a report from a field investigation to appear in their Bulletin until at least 6 months after an incident.