Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 July 1959
Aircraft Type: Handley Page Hastings C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: TG580
Location: Gan RAF Station (GAN) –
ÿ Maldives
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s undercarriage.The aircraft’s undercarriage.
Category: Accident
A Hastings aircraft experienced a severe loss of control due to a strong crosswind. The undercarriage failed, causing the plane to spin and slide off the runway.A Hastings aircraft experienced a severe loss of control due to a strong crosswind. The undercarriage failed, causing the plane to spin and slide off the runway.
Description
The Hastings landed with a 23 knot crosswind. The undercarriage collapsed, the plane spun and slid off the runway.
Source of Information
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Strong crosswind conditions significantly impaired the aircraft’s stability and control, leading to a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.Strong crosswind conditions significantly impaired the aircraft’s stability and control, leading to a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.Share on:
