Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 May 1960
Aircraft Type: Vickers 498 Viking 1A
Owner/operator: Air Safaris
Registration Number: G-AHOR
Location: Lourdes-Tarbes Ossun Lourdes Airport (LDE) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: RunwayRunway
Category: Accident
An Air Safaris Viking aircraft encountered poor visibility conditions ? 2 km visibility and 8/8 cloud cover at 150 meters ? during approach to Tarbes. Due to the reduced visibility, the runway was not visible, prompting a go-around. The runway became visible immediately after the go-around, and the approach was resumed. The aircraft landed gear up and came to rest after 330 yards.An Air Safaris Viking aircraft encountered poor visibility conditions ? 2 km visibility and 8/8 cloud cover at 150 meters ? during approach to Tarbes. Due to the reduced visibility, the runway was not visible, prompting a go-around. The runway became visible immediately after the go-around, and the approach was resumed. The aircraft landed gear up and came to rest after 330 yards.
Description
The Air Safaris Viking approached Tarbes in poor visibility conditions: visibility 2 km and cloud 8/8 at 150 m. At decision altitude the runway was not visible, so a go around was initiated. Immediately thereafter the runway became visible and the approach was continued. The Viking landed gear up and came to rest after 330yds.
Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions during approach.Poor visibility conditions during approach.Share on:
