Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 November 1947
Aircraft Type: Bristol 170 Freighter IA
Owner/operator: Bristol Aeroplane Company
Registration Number: G-AIMC
Location: Wau Airport (WUG) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Brake cableBrake cable
Category: Accident
A Bristol aircraft landed uphill on the Wau runway, experiencing a brake cable failure during the landing run. This resulted in the aircraft running backwards and ending up in a ditch.A Bristol aircraft landed uphill on the Wau runway, experiencing a brake cable failure during the landing run. This resulted in the aircraft running backwards and ending up in a ditch.
Description
The Bristol landed uphill on the inclined Wau runway. At the end of the landing run the brake cable failed, causing the aircraft to run backwards, ending up in a ditch.
Source of Information
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%201905.html?search=G-AIMChttp://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1947/1947%20-%201905.html?search=G-AIMCPrimary Cause
Brake cable failure during landing run.Brake cable failure during landing run.Share on:
