Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 June 1981
Aircraft Type: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DXI
Location: near Tirupati Airport (TIR) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: FlapsFlaps
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden and severe loss of altitude due to heavy rainfall and a downdraft following takeoff. The inadvertent retraction of flaps while navigating through an active cumulonimbus cloud resulted in a tail-first descent, leading to a ground impact. The aircraft?s response to the challenging weather conditions was insufficient.An aircraft experienced a sudden and severe loss of altitude due to heavy rainfall and a downdraft following takeoff. The inadvertent retraction of flaps while navigating through an active cumulonimbus cloud resulted in a tail-first descent, leading to a ground impact. The aircraft?s response to the challenging weather conditions was insufficient.
Description
The aircraft climbed to 245 feet after takeoff until it encountered an area of heavy rainfall. The speed dropped and the aircraft descended into the ground tail-first. While descending, the flaps were retracted inadvertently. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft encountered heavy rains and downdraft immediately after take-off, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew”
Primary Cause
Heavy rains and downdraft immediately after takeoff, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew.Heavy rains and downdraft immediately after takeoff, while passing through an active cumulonimbus cloud, and poor airmanship exhibited by the flight crew.Share on:
