Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 November 1949
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: MW297
Location: Nairobi-Civil Airport –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Undercarriage legUndercarriage leg
Category: Accident
A York aircraft overshot the runway during landing, resulting in an undercarriage leg collapsing. The pilot misidentified the airport as Eastleigh.A York aircraft overshot the runway during landing, resulting in an undercarriage leg collapsing. The pilot misidentified the airport as Eastleigh.
Description
The York overshot the runway on landing, swung around causing an undercarriage leg to collapse. The pilot had mistaken the airport for nearby Eastleigh.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? incorrect runway identification.Pilot error ? incorrect runway identification.Share on:
