Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 July 1959
Aircraft Type: Vickers 614 Viking 1
Owner/operator: East Anglian Flying Services
Registration Number: G-AHPH
Location: Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: Main gearMain gear
Category: Accident
A Viking aircraft experienced a ground landing due to a malfunctioning main gear light during approach to Southend. The emergency gear extension system failed, prompting a landing on the grass parallel to the runway. The main gear leg collapsed, causing the aircraft to swing to the right before coming to rest.A Viking aircraft experienced a ground landing due to a malfunctioning main gear light during approach to Southend. The emergency gear extension system failed, prompting a landing on the grass parallel to the runway. The main gear leg collapsed, causing the aircraft to swing to the right before coming to rest.
Description
The right hand main gear didn’t show a green (‘down and locked’) light on approach to Southend. The emergency gear extension system didn’t work, so a landing was attempted on the grass parallel to the runway. The main gear leg collapsed and the Viking swung to the right before coming to rest.
Primary Cause
Faulty main gear light and failure of the emergency gear extension system.Faulty main gear light and failure of the emergency gear extension system.Share on:
