BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

10/13/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/13/2022 03:51

Serious incident to the Socata TB21 registered VH-JJT on 28/09/2022 at Tamworth

Australia - ATSB

Serious incident to the Socata TB21 registered VH-JJT on 28/09/2022 at Tamworth

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During take-off, the electrical system failed. The pilot could not confirm the landing gear was locked in place and on landing, the nose landing gear collapsed. The aircraft struck the runway resulting in minor damage.

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Electric system failure during take-off, landing gear collapse on landing

General information
Local date 28/09/2022
Responsible entity Australia - ATSB
Scope of Investigation Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence Oceania - Australia
Location AD Tamworth
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Minor
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2022-0488
Flight Information
Aircraft category Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane - Small Aeroplane
Operator Australia - Other
Manufacturer / Model SOCATA - TB21
Aircraft Registration VH-JJT
State of registry Australia
Last departure point Australia - YSTW (TMW): Tamworth
Planned destination Australia - YSTW (TMW): Tamworth
Flight phase Landing
Serial number 2134
Operator Type AG Other
Operation Type Unknown

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.