Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 October 1951
Aircraft Type: Avro 689 Tudor 5
Owner/operator: William Dempster
Registration Number: G-AKCC
Location: Bovingdon RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the approach and landing systems).Aircraft control system (specifically, the approach and landing systems).
Category: Accident
A Tudor aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a pilot error during a visual circuit. The pilot misjudged the approach and executed a side-run off the runway, resulting in a crash.A Tudor aircraft experienced a landing failure due to a pilot error during a visual circuit. The pilot misjudged the approach and executed a side-run off the runway, resulting in a crash.
Description
The crew had been cleared for a front beam Standard Beam Approach (SBA) and landing on runway 22. The crew descended below the 1100 feet cloudbase and decided to make a visual circuit because they were not properly lined up. On the second attempt to land, the Tudor went off the side of the runway and came to rest outside the airport. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Faulty technique by the pilot in that he misjudged the approach to land and did not take overshoot action.”
Primary Cause
Faulty technique by the pilot in that he misjudged the approach to land and did not take overshoot action.Faulty technique by the pilot in that he misjudged the approach to land and did not take overshoot action.Share on:
