Short 330 crash, Jan 11, 1988, Southend-on-Sea
Short 330 accident on January 11, 1988 near Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Corrosion in the emergency brake...
- Date: January 11, 1988
- Aircraft: Short 330
- Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Corrosion in the emergency brake accumulator let nitrogen into the main hydraulic system, causing loss of brake and nosewheel steering.
A Shorts SD3-30 operated by Fairflight was being taken from Southend to Biggin Hill for maintenance when its nosewheel steering failed during taxiing and it swung left into the parked Viscount G-APIM. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.