Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 17 December 1978
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2A8
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-EAL
Location: Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD) – ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 132
Component Affected: Leading edge devicesLeading edge devices
Category: Accident
An Indian Airlines aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during takeoff, resulting in complete destruction and fire. The aircraft became aerodynamically unstable due to the failure of leading edge devices immediately after rotation during take-off. The aircraft was flared for a belly landing with undercarriage retracted, resulting in a significant slide and impact with a boundary fence, drain, and terrain. The incident involved fatalities due to the impact and resulted in a fire.An Indian Airlines aircraft experienced a catastrophic incident during takeoff, resulting in complete destruction and fire. The aircraft became aerodynamically unstable due to the failure of leading edge devices immediately after rotation during take-off. The aircraft was flared for a belly landing with undercarriage retracted, resulting in a significant slide and impact with a boundary fence, drain, and terrain. The incident involved fatalities due to the impact and resulted in a fire.

Description

The Indian Airlines aircraft lifted off from runway 09, but the leading edge devices did not deploy and as a result the aircraft became aerodynamically unstable. The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft was flared for a belly landing with undercarriage retracted. The aircraft belly-landed in nose up, left wing low attitude, on the centre line of the runway. It slid for 3080 feet, hit a boundary fence, crossed a drain and ploughed in rough terrain negotiating with small boulders and came to rest. Fire broke out on impact. The aircraft was completely destroyed by fire. Three persons cutting grass near the boundary fence of the airport were killed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Non-availability of leading edge devices immediately after rotation during take-off.

Source of Information

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=725http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=725

Primary Cause

Non-availability of leading edge devices immediately after rotation during take-off.Non-availability of leading edge devices immediately after rotation during take-off.

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