AAIB investigation to Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II, G-FILE
Landing gear collapse, Cotswold (Kemble) Airport, Gloucestershire, 11 July 2018.
Summary:
The pilot was making a normal approach to Runway 08 at Cotswold Airport with the intention to perform a ‘touch-and-go’. As the aircraft touched down he felt the wing drop as the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot maintained the aircraft on the runway until the left wing and propeller contacted the runway, the aircraft veered to the left and came to a halt. It was found that both main landing gear downlocks were not engaged. It has not been possible to determine the cause of the main landing gears unlocking.
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Published 14 March 2019