Nose landing gear failure could have caused fatal plane crash, ATSB says (opens original article in a new tab)

A plane crash in Adelaide that killed two people and injured several others may have been caused by a nose landing gear failure, according to an ongoing investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

• Nose landing gear failure identified as possible cause of plane crash
• ATSB investigating multiple scenarios including engine power loss
• Crash resulted in two deaths and several ground injuries
• Previous instances of controllability issues linked to nose landing gear actuator rod failure