Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 August 1962
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-APDM
Location: London-Stansted Airport (STN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden and catastrophic failure of its landing gear during a touch-and-go manoeuvre at Stansted Airport, resulting in a collapse of the undercarriage. This occurred during a training flight.An aircraft experienced a sudden and catastrophic failure of its landing gear during a touch-and-go manoeuvre at Stansted Airport, resulting in a collapse of the undercarriage. This occurred during a training flight.
Description
Aircraft suffered undercarriage collapse after touchdown during a touch-and-go manoeuvre at Stansted Airport during a training flight.
Source of Information
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%201431.htmlhttps://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962%20-%201431.htmlPrimary Cause
Unexpected aerodynamic instability during the touch-and-go manoeuvre likely caused the failure of the landing gear components.Unexpected aerodynamic instability during the touch-and-go manoeuvre likely caused the failure of the landing gear components.Share on:
