Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 April 1965
Aircraft Type: Vickers 639 Viking 1
Owner/operator: Invicta International Airways
Registration Number: G-AHOY
Location: Manston Airport (MSE) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: PropellersPropellers
Category: Accident
A Hold No. 4 aircraft, loaded with 400 kg of ballast, experienced a catastrophic failure during a taxi maneuver at Manaton. The brakes were applied, causing the aircraft to descend sharply, resulting in propeller impact and a significant tailwheel impact into the fuselage.A Hold No. 4 aircraft, loaded with 400 kg of ballast, experienced a catastrophic failure during a taxi maneuver at Manaton. The brakes were applied, causing the aircraft to descend sharply, resulting in propeller impact and a significant tailwheel impact into the fuselage.
Description
Before departing Rotterdam for a positioning flight, Hold No. 4 was loaded with a total of 400 Kg. of ballast. After a normal landing at Manaton, the aircraft was taxied towards the parking area. At a point on the taxiway where there was a slight downhill slope, the brakes were applied to initiate a turn, while the aircraft was moving at 5 to 10 m.p.h. The nose started to go down and, although no further brake was applied, continued to do so until the propellers hit the ground. After stopping the engines and turning off the fuel, the pilot went aft and then returned to the cockpit. AB he did so the tail went down heavily and the tail wheel was driven into the fuselage.
Primary Cause
Brake application during a controlled descent, leading to propeller impact and fuselage damage.Brake application during a controlled descent, leading to propeller impact and fuselage damage.Share on:
