Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 1 November 1961
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Superfreighter 32
Owner/operator: Silver City Airways
Registration Number: G-ANWL
Location: Les Prevosts, Guernsey –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Starboard propellerStarboard propeller
Category: Accident
An aircraft approached Guernsey with low clouds and missed its first approach. The captain increased power to navigate around, resulting in the Bristol failing to gain sufficient height and veering to the right. The aircraft struck the ground with the right wing and cartwheeled.An aircraft approached Guernsey with low clouds and missed its first approach. The captain increased power to navigate around, resulting in the Bristol failing to gain sufficient height and veering to the right. The aircraft struck the ground with the right wing and cartwheeled.
Description
The aircraft approached Guernsey in conditions of low clouds. The first approach was missed, so the captain increased power to go around. The Bristol failed to gain height and veered to the right. The aircraft struck the ground with right wing and cartwheeled. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was due to the malfunctioning of the automatic pitch coarsening unit of the starboard propeller. This deprived the captain of the necessary degree of control of the aircraft at a critical stage of the flight.”
Primary Cause
Malfunctioning of the automatic pitch coarsening unit of the starboard propeller.Malfunctioning of the automatic pitch coarsening unit of the starboard propeller.Share on:
