Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 4 May 1968
Aircraft Type: Vickers 812 Viscount
Owner/operator: Channel Airways
Registration Number: G-APPU
Location: Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83
Component Affected: Main wheelMain wheel
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft touched down at an excessive speed, resulting in braking failure and an erroneous assumption of aquaplaning. The pilot applied the parking brake as an emergency measure, leading to a runway off-run and collision with an earth wall. The accident was caused by exceeding the available landing distance.A Viscount aircraft touched down at an excessive speed, resulting in braking failure and an erroneous assumption of aquaplaning. The pilot applied the parking brake as an emergency measure, leading to a runway off-run and collision with an earth wall. The accident was caused by exceeding the available landing distance.
Description
The Viscount touched down on runway 06 at a too high speed. Braking seemed ineffective and because the pilot erroneously thought the aircraft was aquaplaning, parking brake was used as an emergency measure. The aircraft ran off the runway and collided with an earth wall. CAUSE: “The accident was caused through landing at a too high speed for the landing distance available. A contributory factor was reduced braking effectiveness due to the main wheel being mechanically locked by the application of the hand-brake.”
Primary Cause
Excessive landing speed exceeding available landing distance.Excessive landing speed exceeding available landing distance.Share on:
