Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 March 1981
Aircraft Type: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I
Owner/operator: Alco Aviation
Registration Number: N267L
Location: London-Luton Airport (LTN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: The JetStar aircraft.The JetStar aircraft.
Investigating Agency: AIBAIB
Category: Accident
A JetStar aircraft, operating a nighttime non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference, collided with an escarpment over a 10-meter depth, resulting in a significant impact and landing on the ground.A JetStar aircraft, operating a nighttime non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference, collided with an escarpment over a 10-meter depth, resulting in a significant impact and landing on the ground.
Description
Touched down beyond the runway 08 touchdown zone, overran, became airborne over a 10 m deep escarpment and struck the ground. The JetStar was on a nighttime non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference following a flight from Lagos (LOS), Nigeria via Hassi Messaoud (HME), Algeria. CAUSE: “The accident was caused by the commander’s action in attempting a landing from a non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference.”
Primary Cause
Commander’s action in attempting a landing from a non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference.Commander’s action in attempting a landing from a non-precision approach without sufficient visual reference.Share on:
