ATR42-300 crash, Jun 16, 2012, Jersey
ATR42-300 accident on June 16, 2012 near Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: A fatigue crack in one side brace of the...
- Date: June 16, 2012
- Aircraft: ATR42-300
- Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A fatigue crack in one side brace of the left main landing gear, starting from a casting discontinuity in the aluminium billet, grew until the side brace failed and the gear collapsed.
A Blue Islands ATR 42 landing at Jersey from Guernsey had its left main landing gear collapse during the landing roll. The left wingtip and propeller struck the runway and the aircraft stopped on the runway. Passengers evacuated, and four received minor injuries during the evacuation.