Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 April 1954
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Scottish Airlines
Registration Number: G-AMUM
Location: Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) –
ÿ Malta
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Starter motorStarter motor
Category: Accident
A pilot initiated a taxy-run on a flight with a failed starter motor, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway. The pilot?s decision to use windmilting the propeller to restart the engine was deemed a critical error.A pilot initiated a taxy-run on a flight with a failed starter motor, resulting in the aircraft overrunning the runway. The pilot?s decision to use windmilting the propeller to restart the engine was deemed a critical error.
Description
The starter motor for one of the 4 engines failed, so the pilot decided to start the engine by windmiling the propeller during high-speed taxy-run. The engine started, but the aircraft could not be stopped on the runway and overran. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An error of judgement of the pilot, in that he failed to throttle back and apply his brakes in sufficient time to stop the aircraft from rolling forward beyond the end of the runway.”
Primary Cause
Pilot?s error of judgement in failing to throttle back and apply brakes in sufficient time to prevent the aircraft from rolling forward beyond the runway.Pilot?s error of judgement in failing to throttle back and apply brakes in sufficient time to prevent the aircraft from rolling forward beyond the runway.Share on:
