Accident at TORONTO / BILLY BISHOP TORONTO CITY AIRPORT ON (CYTZ)
Summary
2008-12-17: UPDATE Supplemental information received from T.S.B. Final Report (Synopsis): The Swearingen SA26-AT was engaged as an air ambulance transporting two (2) patients from Earlton to Toronto, Ontario. Immediately after touchdown on runway 26 at Toronto (Island) Airport, the left main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft settled onto its left wing. All occupants of the aircraft were safely evacuated. The Board determined that the left main landing gear lower torque link failed on touchdown, which allowed the left wheel assembly to rotate, causing a side load on the left main gear leg. This side load caused the gear leg to fail at the upper hinge points and the gear collapsed. The lower torque link was weakened by fatigue cracking and failed in overload. The cause of the fatigue cracking was not determined.
1993-04-30: SW2 MERLIN II C-GMOU - LANDING ON A MEDEVAC FLIGHT FROM EARLTON WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED & A/C WENT OFF SIDE OF RWY. 4 POB- NO INJURIES. NIL OPS IMPACT. TIME - 1906Z. ACTION - PAX PAH TSB.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1993O0220 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Accident |
| Reported By | Transport Canada |
| Occurred At | 1993-04-30 - 19:08 |
| Day or Night? | Day-time |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aerodrome ID | CYTZ |
| Aerodrome Name | TORONTO / BILLY BISHOP TORONTO CITY AIRPORT ON (CYTZ) |
| Geographic Location | Ontario, Canada, North America, Ontario Region, Toronto/City Centre (CYTZ) |
| TSB Occurrence Number | A93O0121 |
| TSB Class of Investigation | Class B-2 |
| AOR Number | |
| Reported By | Transport Canada |
| Categories | System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant],Runway excursion,Loss of control - ground |
| Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
|
|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | GMOU | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Accident |
| Owner | EARLTON AIRWAYS LIMITED |
| Operator | EARLTON AIRWAYS LIMITED (2479) Commercial |
| Make |
SWEARINGEN |
| Model | SA26AT |
| Year Built | 1968 |
| Engine Type | Turbo prop |
| Engine Make | |
| Engine Model | |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | |
| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Landing gear,Runway excursion,Loss of control - on ground |