Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 February 1959
Aircraft Type: Vickers 757 Viscount
Owner/operator: Trans-Canada Air Lines
Registration Number: CF-THC
Location: Toronto-Malton Airport, ON –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: Left main undercarriage hydraulic ram bearing boltLeft main undercarriage hydraulic ram bearing bolt
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft, CF-THC, owned by Trans-Canada Air Lines, landed at Toronto (Malton) Airport. Four crew and twenty-seven passengers were on board. A left main undercarriage component collapsed during the landing run, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft but no injuries. The accident was attributed to a failure of the hydraulic ram bearing bolt due to low impact strength values under cold weather conditions.A Viscount aircraft, CF-THC, owned by Trans-Canada Air Lines, landed at Toronto (Malton) Airport. Four crew and twenty-seven passengers were on board. A left main undercarriage component collapsed during the landing run, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft but no injuries. The accident was attributed to a failure of the hydraulic ram bearing bolt due to low impact strength values under cold weather conditions.
Description
The Viscount aircraft, CF-THC, owned by Trans-Canada Air Lines and operated as flight 305-2, landed at Toronto (Malton) Airport. There were 4 crew and 27 passengers aboard. During the landing run, th. left main undercarriage collapsed . The aircraft was substantially damaged but no one was injured. Conclusion: The accident was caused by failure of the left main undercarriage hydraulic ram bearing bolt which occurred because of low impact strength value under cold weather operating conditions.
Primary Cause
Failure of the hydraulic ram bearing bolt due to low impact strength values under cold weather operating conditions.Failure of the hydraulic ram bearing bolt due to low impact strength values under cold weather operating conditions.Share on:
