Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 February 1960
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-AHO
Location: Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft Main Gear LegsAircraft Main Gear Legs
Category: Accident
A Comet flight experienced a severe landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza during training. Due to improper flight instruction and faulty control usage, the aircraft landed heavily, resulting in the main gear legs extending upwards through the wings. The landing caused a fire, and the incident was likely caused by a violent landing.A Comet flight experienced a severe landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza during training. Due to improper flight instruction and faulty control usage, the aircraft landed heavily, resulting in the main gear legs extending upwards through the wings. The landing caused a fire, and the incident was likely caused by a violent landing.
Description
The Comet flight crew were carrying out an approach and landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza during training flight. The aircraft landed heavily, forcing the main gear legs up through the wings. The Comet bounced and touched down several hundred yards further on; a fire then erupted. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Improper flight instruction and faulty use of the controls and the engines on the part of the flight instructor, causing a violent landing.”
Primary Cause
Improper flight instruction and faulty use of the controls and the engines on the part of the flight instructor, causing a violent landing.Improper flight instruction and faulty use of the controls and the engines on the part of the flight instructor, causing a violent landing.Share on:
