Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 30 June 1966
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
Owner/operator: Kuwait Airways
Registration Number: 9K-ACG
Location: near Kuwait International Airport (KWI) –
ÿ Kuwait
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
A Trident aircraft experienced a crash-landing short of the runway, likely due to a combination of factors including excessive descent and delayed corrective action. The failure to maintain the required airspeed of 10500 RPM resulted in a loss of control and subsequent landing.A Trident aircraft experienced a crash-landing short of the runway, likely due to a combination of factors including excessive descent and delayed corrective action. The failure to maintain the required airspeed of 10500 RPM resulted in a loss of control and subsequent landing.
Description
The Trident crash-landed 3,5 miles short of the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: “High rate of descent and non-observance of Company regulations. Corrective action carried out in calling for 10500 rpm was not sufficient to re-establish level flight. A further demand for additional power was given too late to be of any use.”
Primary Cause
High rate of descent and non-observance of Company regulations.High rate of descent and non-observance of Company regulations.Share on:
