Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 December 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: MW268
Location: Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) –
ÿ Malta
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Undercarriage of the York aircraft.Undercarriage of the York aircraft.
Category: Accident
A York aircraft under-slid onto the Luqa runway, resulting in the collapse of its undercarriage.A York aircraft under-slid onto the Luqa runway, resulting in the collapse of its undercarriage.
Description
The York undershot the Luqa runway causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Primary Cause
Runway surface conditions ? a slick surface ? caused the aircraft to lose traction.Runway surface conditions ? a slick surface ? caused the aircraft to lose traction.Share on:
