Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 April 1966
Aircraft Type: Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador 2
Owner/operator: Dan-Air Services
Registration Number: G-ALZX
Location: Beauvais-Till Airport (BVA) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 59
Component Affected: Port undercarriage, nose wheel, and the entire aircraft’s underside.Port undercarriage, nose wheel, and the entire aircraft’s underside.
Category: Accident
An Ambassador aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a straight-in approach to runway 13, resulting in a significant ground contact. The aircraft then executed a 360-degree turn to the left and subsequently ran off the runway, sustaining damage to the port undercarriage and nose wheel.An Ambassador aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a straight-in approach to runway 13, resulting in a significant ground contact. The aircraft then executed a 360-degree turn to the left and subsequently ran off the runway, sustaining damage to the port undercarriage and nose wheel.
Description
The Ambassador broke out of the clouds during a straight-in approach to runway 13 but appeared to be too high. A 360deg turn to the left was made and the aircraft touched down far down the wet runway (with 3500 feet remaining). Brakes had no effect, so the aircraft ran off the runway. The port undercarriage and nose wheel were torn off and the plane came to rest against a mount of excavated earth.
Primary Cause
Loss of altitude during a straight-in approach, combined with a rapid and uncontrolled turn.Loss of altitude during a straight-in approach, combined with a rapid and uncontrolled turn.Share on:
