Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 January 1939
Aircraft Type: Fokker F.XVIII
Owner/operator: Commercial Aviation Company
Registration Number: VQ-PAF
Location: Lydda Airport (TLV) –
ÿ Israel
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including the pilot’s controls and potentially the aircraft’s flight control system.Aircraft control systems, including the pilot’s controls and potentially the aircraft’s flight control system.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft, operating for a celebratory flight around the airport, experienced a sudden loss of control during landing. The pilot inadvertently veered off the runway, resulting in a mudslide.A commercial aircraft, operating for a celebratory flight around the airport, experienced a sudden loss of control during landing. The pilot inadvertently veered off the runway, resulting in a mudslide.
Description
Aircraft took off for a flight around the airport to celebrate the inauguration of the “Commercial Aviation Company Ltd.”, a company that was established by Haim Leibovitz and his pilot partner Dushinsky, to fly fresh fish from Aqaba to Tel Aviv via Lydda airport. While landing, the pilot lost control and the aircraft veered off the runway into the mud.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during landing due to pilot error and potentially a mechanical issue.Loss of control during landing due to pilot error and potentially a mechanical issue.Share on:
