Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA
Owner/operator: Skyways
Registration Number: G-ALDH
Location: London Airport (LHR) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Main gear leg casing (specifically, the radius rod attachment lugs).Main gear leg casing (specifically, the radius rod attachment lugs).
Category: Accident
A starboard main gear leg collapsed during landing rollout at London, likely due to a fracture in the radius rod attachment lugs on the main undercarriage leg casing.A starboard main gear leg collapsed during landing rollout at London, likely due to a fracture in the radius rod attachment lugs on the main undercarriage leg casing.
Description
The starboard main gear leg collapsed during landing rollout at London. It appeared that the failure resulted from a fracture of the radius rod attachment lugs on the main undercarriage leg casing.
Primary Cause
Fracture of radius rod attachment lugs on the main undercarriage leg casing.Fracture of radius rod attachment lugs on the main undercarriage leg casing.Share on:
