Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 August 1960
Aircraft Type: Vickers 702 Viscount
Owner/operator: Kuwait Airways
Registration Number: G-APOW
Location: over Beirut –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Tail planes and elevatorsTail planes and elevators
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a dive during a test flight, resulting in buckled skin on the tail planes and elevators. The selected flap setting was the initial trigger for the damage.An aircraft experienced a dive during a test flight, resulting in buckled skin on the tail planes and elevators. The selected flap setting was the initial trigger for the damage.
Description
The aircraft was engaged on a test flight in which manoeuvres for renewal of the Certificate of Airworthiness were carried out. Following a dive to check the aircraft’s performance at maximum permissible I.A.S. it was noticed that 20ø flap was selected and was indicating, and after the aircraft had landed the skins of the tail planes and elevators were found to be buckled.
Primary Cause
Incorrect flap setting during a dive.Incorrect flap setting during a dive.Share on:
