Airbus A300 crash, Nov 16, 2012, Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan...
Airbus A300 accident on November 16, 2012 near Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Bratislava Region, Slovakia with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 16, 2012
- Aircraft: Airbus A300
- Location: Bratislava-Ivanka-Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Bratislava Region, Slovakia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect and undetected reassembly of the nose gear torque links led to loss of nose wheel steering and shimmy. The nose gear then struck an obstacle in the runway strip, and the absence of rules requiring equipment near runways to limit damage contributed.
A DHL A300B4 cargo flight from Leipzig landed at Bratislava in the early morning. After touchdown the nose gear began to shimmy and the aircraft veered left, left the runway and its nose gear collapsed against a concrete inspection pit. The three crew were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged.