Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 March 2007
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-443
Owner/operator: Virgin Atlantic Airways
Registration Number: G-VLIP
Location: London Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 255
Component Affected: Both engines on the right wing.Both engines on the right wing.
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident

An aircraft landed at London-Gatwick Airport on runway 26L after a flight from Barbados, experiencing rough conditions during touchdown due to a significant roll. Subsequent examination revealed damage to the underside of both engines on the right wing, suggesting ground contact occurred during the landing.An aircraft landed at London-Gatwick Airport on runway 26L after a flight from Barbados, experiencing rough conditions during touchdown due to a significant roll. Subsequent examination revealed damage to the underside of both engines on the right wing, suggesting ground contact occurred during the landing.
Description
The aircraft was landing on runway 26L at London-Gatwick Airport at the end of a flight from Barbados. After a stable approach, the crew stated that the conditions became ?quite rough? as the aircraft entered the flare. The aircraft was observed to roll markedly in both directions during the touchdown. The surface wind at the time was 350§/15 kt. Later that morning, when the next flight crew to operate the aircraft were carrying out their pre-flight checks, damage was found on the underside of both engines on the right wing. The evidence indicated that ground contact occurred during the last landing. It had not been suspected by the operating crew at the time and had not been noticed during the intervening maintenance check.s.
Source of Information
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb79ed915d1371000841/Boeing_747-443__G-VLIP_06-08.pdf, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6055676https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422fb79ed915d1371000841/Boeing_747-443__G-VLIP_06-08.pdf, https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6055676Primary Cause
Ground contact during the landing.Ground contact during the landing.Share on: