Incident Overview
On 19 January 1998 at 1115 hours UTC, a Piper PA-34 Seneca, registered N32625, was involved in an accident at Guernsey Airport in the Channel Islands. Information was derived from a report submitted by the pilot and an engineering report from an aircraft maintenance organisation.
Maintenance and Environmental Factors
The aircraft had been parked generally outside in a salt-laden atmosphere at Alderney Airport. The owner had previously been advised about possible related corrosion problems and the need to maintain the aircraft more frequently than that stipulated. Correspondence had been exchanged between the owner and the associated maintenance company regarding the need for more frequent corrosion-related maintenance subsequent to the last annual maintenance check in August 1997. However, the accident occurred before such additional maintenance was agreed.
Conclusion
No probable cause has been stated in the source material.