Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 May 1973
Aircraft Type: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DXH
Location: Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
An initial heavy impact on the runway resulted from poor landing technique and improper control maneuvers by the pilot, leading to multiple bounces and significant structural damage including nose gear collapse.An initial heavy impact on the runway resulted from poor landing technique and improper control maneuvers by the pilot, leading to multiple bounces and significant structural damage including nose gear collapse.
Description
Due to poor landing technique and improper manoeuvring of the controls by the pilot at the initial stage of landing the aircraft made an initial heavy impact on the runway, bounced more than once, touching down each time heavily on the runway, causing extensive structural damage including collapse of nose gear.
Primary Cause
Poor landing technique and improper control maneuvers during the initial phase of landing.Poor landing technique and improper control maneuvers during the initial phase of landing.Share on:
