Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Vickers 639 Viking 1
Owner/operator: Invicta International Airways
Registration Number: G-AHOY
Location: London-Stansted Airport (STN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Starboard leg of the aircraft.Starboard leg of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a critical landing situation involving a ‘touch-and-go’ maneuver, resulting in a starboard leg collapse and ground loop due to an unintended ‘UP’ selection of the undercarriage.An aircraft experienced a critical landing situation involving a ‘touch-and-go’ maneuver, resulting in a starboard leg collapse and ground loop due to an unintended ‘UP’ selection of the undercarriage.
Description
The aircraft was engaged on a training flight for the purpose of converting pilots to the type. In the course of’ a ‘ touch-and- go’ landing, after overshoot action had been initiated, but before the aircraft had become airborne, the undercarriage was inadvertently selected ‘UP’. It was immediately reselected ‘DOWN’ but the starboard leg collapsed and the aircraft ground looped.
Primary Cause
Unintended undercarriage selection during a critical landing maneuver.Unintended undercarriage selection during a critical landing maneuver.Share on:
