Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 December 1967
Aircraft Type: Vickers 745D Viscount
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Registration Number: N7429
Location: Akron/Canton Regional Airport, OH (CAK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18
Component Affected: Vis Viscount aircraftVis Viscount aircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft overran a runway, resulting in a berming incident approximately 120 yards from the end. The probable cause was a pilot error ? misjudging distance and speed, preventing a controlled go-around.A Viscount aircraft overran a runway, resulting in a berming incident approximately 120 yards from the end. The probable cause was a pilot error ? misjudging distance and speed, preventing a controlled go-around.
Description
The Viscount overran the runway, coming to rest down a 20 feet embankment, 120yds from the runway end. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Pilot in command – misjudged distance and speed and failed to initiate a go around.”
Primary Cause
Pilot in command – misjudged distance and speed and failed to initiate a go around.Pilot in command – misjudged distance and speed and failed to initiate a go around.Share on:
