Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 April 1968
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WR956
Location: Ballykelly RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Undercarriage leg of the aircraft.Undercarriage leg of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A British jet crashed on the runway at RAF Ballykelly after running off, resulting in an undercarriage leg collapse.A British jet crashed on the runway at RAF Ballykelly after running off, resulting in an undercarriage leg collapse.
Description
The airplane ran off the side of the runway at RAF Ballykelly after which an undercarriage leg collapsed.
Primary Cause
Runaway landing due to improper runway edge management.Runaway landing due to improper runway edge management.Share on:
