Avro RJ100 crash, Feb 13, 2009, London-City
Avro RJ100 accident on February 13, 2009 near London-City, London Metropolis, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Fatigue cracking in the nose...
- Date: February 13, 2009
- Aircraft: Avro RJ100
- Location: London-City, London Metropolis, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fatigue cracking in the nose landing gear main fitting, starting from machining grooves left by an inadequately restored surface finish at a previous overhaul by a third-party maintenance organization.
A British Airways Avro RJ100 operating BA8456 from Amsterdam made a normal touchdown at London City, but the nose landing gear main fitting fractured. The nose gear collapsed rearward into the lower fuselage, and smoke from released hydraulic fluid entered the cabin, while loss of battery power disabled the PA system and the remote cockpit door release. There were no fatalities and the aircraft was substantially damaged.