Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 March 1964
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-APDN
Location: Tehran-Mehrabad Airport (THR) –
ÿ Iran
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57
Component Affected: Elevator control system.Elevator control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft touched down tail first during a nighttime landing from Tel Aviv, Israel. This resulted in significant damage to the rear of the fuselage and impaired elevator control. The landing run was successful.An aircraft touched down tail first during a nighttime landing from Tel Aviv, Israel. This resulted in significant damage to the rear of the fuselage and impaired elevator control. The landing run was successful.
Description
When landing at night, after a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, the aircraft touched down tail first . This caused extensive damage to the undersurface of the rear of the fuselage, and rendered the elevator control ineffective, but the landing run was completed without further incident.
Primary Cause
Tail-first landing conditions and subsequent elevator control impairment.Tail-first landing conditions and subsequent elevator control impairment.Share on:
