Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 November 1963
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-437
Owner/operator: Air-India
Registration Number: VT-DJK
Location: Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) –
ÿ Austria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62
Component Affected: Approach lighting (light on the approach)Approach lighting (light on the approach)
Category: Accident
An instrument approach resulted in a collision with a radar mast approximately 8 meters high. The aircraft sustained damage to one light of the approach lighting, but the pilot successfully executed a controlled descent and landed safely at Frankfurt.An instrument approach resulted in a collision with a radar mast approximately 8 meters high. The aircraft sustained damage to one light of the approach lighting, but the pilot successfully executed a controlled descent and landed safely at Frankfurt.
Description
During an instrument approach the aircraft struck a radar mast (about 8 metres high) located approximately 370 meters from the west runway end and damaged one light of the approach lighting. Although the aircraft fuselage and main plane structure were damaged, the pilot pulled up and continued the flight to Frankfurt, where a safe landing was made.
Primary Cause
Instrument approach misjudgment and inadequate situational awareness leading to a collision with a radar mast.Instrument approach misjudgment and inadequate situational awareness leading to a collision with a radar mast.Share on:
