Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 14 December 1977
Aircraft Type: Vickers 837 Viscount
Owner/operator: TAC Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1267
Location: Bucaramanga-Palo Negro Airport (BGA) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Landing Gear Legs (Main and No.1 & No.2)Aircraft Landing Gear Legs (Main and No.1 & No.2)
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount passenger plane crashed in Bucaramanga, Colombia, resulting in significant damage and a forced landing. The aircraft bounced violently, touched down on the final portion of the runway, and experienced a violent ground loop. The pilot initiated a ground loop, causing the nose and main landing gear legs to collapse, leading to the aircraft slewing to a halt with damage to the port wing and propellers. No injuries were reported.A Vickers Viscount passenger plane crashed in Bucaramanga, Colombia, resulting in significant damage and a forced landing. The aircraft bounced violently, touched down on the final portion of the runway, and experienced a violent ground loop. The pilot initiated a ground loop, causing the nose and main landing gear legs to collapse, leading to the aircraft slewing to a halt with damage to the port wing and propellers. No injuries were reported.
Description
The Vickers Viscount passenger plane was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Bucaramanga (BGA), Colombia. The aircraft landed heavily and bounced. It then touched down again on the last third of the runway. The pilot carried out a violent ground loop. The nose and left hand main landing gear legs collapsed and the aircraft slewed to a halt with damage to the port wing and also to the No.1 and No.2 propellers and engines . There were no injuries amongst the crew and passengers.
Source of Information
http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount441History.aspxhttp://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount441History.aspxPrimary Cause
Severe landing conditions and a violent ground loop during a landing accident.Severe landing conditions and a violent ground loop during a landing accident.Share on:
