Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 January 1971
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-254 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Ghana Airways
Registration Number: 9G-ABW
Location: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC) –
ÿ Ghana
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: The no. 1 engine blade.The no. 1 engine blade.
Category: Accident
An HS-748 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a training flight, resulting in a crash landing after rolling left and dropping speed. The failure of the no. 1 engine to feather resulted in a rapid leftward turn, leading to the aircraft?s subsequent crash.An HS-748 aircraft experienced a loss of control during a training flight, resulting in a crash landing after rolling left and dropping speed. The failure of the no. 1 engine to feather resulted in a rapid leftward turn, leading to the aircraft?s subsequent crash.
Description
The HS-748, on a training flight, approached Kotoka to make full stop single engine landing. At 100-150 feet the captain tried to feather the no. 1 engine, but the aircraft suddenly rolled left and the speed dropped. The aircraft then crash-landed after striking some small trees. PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of control following the no. 1 prop not feathering but the blades moving to the flight fine pitch. The captain hadn’t placed the left High Pressure cock lever in the full off position.
Primary Cause
Loss of control following the no. 1 prop not feathering, due to the left High Pressure cock lever not being in full off position.Loss of control following the no. 1 prop not feathering, due to the left High Pressure cock lever not being in full off position.Share on:
