Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 23 November 1988
Aircraft Type: Vickers 807 Viscount
Owner/operator: Gibraltar Airways
Registration Number: G-BBVH
Location: Tangier Airport (TNG) –
ÿ Morocco
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 78
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.Aircraft landing gear and potentially the aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing off the left side of runway 28, resulting in a shallow channel followed by a rest near the touchdown point. Heavy rainfall with a wind speed of 60 degrees/24 knots contributed to the landing and subsequent aquaplaning.An aircraft experienced a landing off the left side of runway 28, resulting in a shallow channel followed by a rest near the touchdown point. Heavy rainfall with a wind speed of 60 degrees/24 knots contributed to the landing and subsequent aquaplaning.
Description
The aircraft ran off the left side of runway 28 on landing, continued in a shallow channel before coming to rest 1165yds past the touchdown point. Aquaplaning is suspected since the landing took place during a heavy rainshower with wind at 60deg/24 kts.
Primary Cause
Heavy rainfall and strong winds during the landing.Heavy rainfall and strong winds during the landing.Share on:
