Incident Overview
Description
Viking G-AHPI flew into the north slope of the La Cinta mountain range at an altitude of 1040 m. The airplane operated on a non-scheduled flight from Bovingdon, U.K. to Nairobi, Kenya with en route stops at Nice, France and Malta. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Imprudence on the part of the pilot, who failed to maintain a greater safety altitude during flight over Siciliy, and that, particularly, in consideration of the thundery formations present over the area. A contributory factor was the pilot’s ignorance of real wind conditions on the route which led to a displacement of the actual track by 3deg with reference to that intended. The Commission finds that the flight safeguarding service provided by the D/F stations of Rome and Cagliari was accomplished with due care and that, without being asked to do so other D/F stations (Milan and Venice) transmitted bearing information.”
Primary Cause
Pilot negligence regarding safety altitude during flight over Sicily.Pilot negligence regarding safety altitude during flight over Sicily.Share on:
