Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 6 July 1960
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter 21
Owner/operator: Silver City Airways
Registration Number: G-AIFM
Location: Blackpool Airport –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: Aircraft runway endAircraft runway end
Category: Accident
A surface wind of 260 degrees/38 knots with gusts caused an aircraft to overrun the end of the runway, resulting in a collision with a wire fence.A surface wind of 260 degrees/38 knots with gusts caused an aircraft to overrun the end of the runway, resulting in a collision with a wire fence.
Description
After back-tracking along runway 08 in a surface wind reported as 260 degrees/38 knots with gusts, the aircraft overran the end of the runway and struck a wire fence on the airfield boundary.
Primary Cause
Surface wind conditions.Surface wind conditions.Share on:
