Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 July 1953
Aircraft Type: Handley Page Hastings C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: TG564
Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Hastings aircraft encountered windshear near the runway threshold, resulting in an impact with a hut and subsequent crash next to the runway, leading to fire.A Hastings aircraft encountered windshear near the runway threshold, resulting in an impact with a hut and subsequent crash next to the runway, leading to fire.
Description
The Hastings encountered windshear on finals, causing the undercarriage to strike a hut just short of the runway threshold. The aircraft then crashed next to the runway and caught fire.
Source of Information
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