Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 September 1964
Aircraft Type: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: XP294
Location: Bario Airport (BBN) –
ÿ Malaysia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Undercarriage legUndercarriage leg
Category: Accident
A Twin Pioneer aircraft skidded on a wet runway due to a sudden shift, resulting in a collapse of its undercarriage leg. An eyewitness reported a ditch opening, causing damage to the aircraft and subsequent write-off.A Twin Pioneer aircraft skidded on a wet runway due to a sudden shift, resulting in a collapse of its undercarriage leg. An eyewitness reported a ditch opening, causing damage to the aircraft and subsequent write-off.
Description
The Twin Pioneer skidded while trying to land on a wet runway. It ran into a ditch, causing the undercarriage leg to collapse. An eyewitness described the accident as follows: “The ditch edge near the end of the runway gave way as the undercarriage got close to it when the aircraft was turning around close to where I was standing at the time. There were no injuries to any persons. The army, wishing to clear the side of the runway, dragged the aircraft with ropes sustaining further damage to the aircraft that was then written off.”
Primary Cause
Sudden shift on wet runway due to a ditch opening.Sudden shift on wet runway due to a ditch opening.Share on:
