Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 December 1973
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-330B
Owner/operator: Lufthansa
Registration Number: D-ABOT
Location: 1 km from Delhi-Palam Airport (DEL) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 109
Component Affected: Aircraft flight control systemAircraft flight control system
Category: Accident
An aircraft exceeding the required takeoff distance on a runway resulted in a collision with a critical building. The incident was triggered by a deviation from standard procedures, leading to insufficient monitoring and control, exacerbated by poor weather conditions and optical illusions.An aircraft exceeding the required takeoff distance on a runway resulted in a collision with a critical building. The incident was triggered by a deviation from standard procedures, leading to insufficient monitoring and control, exacerbated by poor weather conditions and optical illusions.
Description
The aircraft undershot the Delhi runway and collided with the Middle Marker building. PROBABLE CAUSE: Deviation from the approved established procedure and failure to exercise adequate monitory control and supervision of the flight and to initiate a timely go-around action. Contributory factors were lack of adequate weather information and optical illusion created by a haze/fog layer upto ca. 200ft above ground level.
Primary Cause
Deviation from approved established procedure and failure to exercise adequate monitoring and supervision of flight and go-around actions.Deviation from approved established procedure and failure to exercise adequate monitoring and supervision of flight and go-around actions.Share on:
