Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 12 October 1967
Aircraft Type: Bristol 175 Britannia C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: XL638
Location: Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE) –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: PropellersPropellers
Category: Accident
A Britannia aircraft overran into the sea during a touchdown at RAF Hormaksar after failing to reverse its propellers.A Britannia aircraft overran into the sea during a touchdown at RAF Hormaksar after failing to reverse its propellers.
Description
The propellers did not go into reverse after touchdown at RAF Khormaksar. The Britannia overran into the sea.
Primary Cause
Propeller malfunction preventing reverse thrust.Propeller malfunction preventing reverse thrust.Share on:
