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Nose landing gear failure could have caused fatal plane crash, ATSB says
Key takeaways
- Two people were killed in a light plane crash at Parafield Aiport in April.
- According to the safety notice, the actuator rod had fractured, with progressive fatigue cracking identified, causing steering problems.
- Mr Mitchell said the purpose of the flight from Parafield Airport was to conduct simulated engine failure circuits, and while the main landing gear retracted, the nose landing gear remained extended.
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Two people were killed in a light plane crash at Parafield Aiport in April. (Supplied: Joshua Lee Swannell)
Link copied Share Share article. 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 has also prompted the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to issue a safety advisory notice to all operators of the Diamond DA-42 — the type of plane involved in the crash — noting there was potential for flight control interference.
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