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Mon, 03/28/2011 - 13:08
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GCAA releases preliminary report on Grumman G-21 Amphibious Aircraft accident
Abu Dhabi, March 28, 2011 (WAM) - The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has released the preliminary report about the accident of American Grumman G-21 amphibious aircraft which crashed last month at Al Ain Airport.
The investigation revealed that the aircraft departed from Al Ain International Airport, UAE, at 16:07 UTC and shortly after liftoff, the aircraft veered to the left and crashed at taxiway "K" which is parallel to the takeoff runway.
The marks that were left by the aircraft at the taxiway exhibited that it had impacted the ground in nose down and left bank attitude. No signs of in-flight breakup or pre-impact fire were observed in the vicinity of the accident site.
The initial collected documents brought to the investigation teams knowledge that the aircraft was modified in sometime before entering the UAE, the team is in contact with the American National Transport Safety Board ("NTSB") for obtaining more exact information from the aircraft records.
During its stay in Al Ain from the period between 24th August 2010 until the date of the accident, the aircraft was kept parking inside a hangar which owner witnessed that he didn't experience any maintenance or preservation work since the aircraft entry. The owner added that only some preventive maintenance works were performed in the day of the accident in addition to activities pertinent to installation of extra fuel tank with no exact information of whether the tank was fixed at its place onboard the aircraft, connected to the fuel system or refuelled.
According to the Federal Aviation Regulations of the United States, the aircraft was not required to be equipped with flight recorders which may prolong the time of investigation that will be directed towards efficient alternative means such as thorough lab examinations performed on certain pieces of the wreckage. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
The investigation revealed that the aircraft departed from Al Ain International Airport, UAE, at 16:07 UTC and shortly after liftoff, the aircraft veered to the left and crashed at taxiway "K" which is parallel to the takeoff runway.
The marks that were left by the aircraft at the taxiway exhibited that it had impacted the ground in nose down and left bank attitude. No signs of in-flight breakup or pre-impact fire were observed in the vicinity of the accident site.
The initial collected documents brought to the investigation teams knowledge that the aircraft was modified in sometime before entering the UAE, the team is in contact with the American National Transport Safety Board ("NTSB") for obtaining more exact information from the aircraft records.
During its stay in Al Ain from the period between 24th August 2010 until the date of the accident, the aircraft was kept parking inside a hangar which owner witnessed that he didn't experience any maintenance or preservation work since the aircraft entry. The owner added that only some preventive maintenance works were performed in the day of the accident in addition to activities pertinent to installation of extra fuel tank with no exact information of whether the tank was fixed at its place onboard the aircraft, connected to the fuel system or refuelled.
According to the Federal Aviation Regulations of the United States, the aircraft was not required to be equipped with flight recorders which may prolong the time of investigation that will be directed towards efficient alternative means such as thorough lab examinations performed on certain pieces of the wreckage. - Emirates News Agency, WAM
