Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 October 1961
Aircraft Type: Vickers 736 Viscount
Owner/operator: British United Airways – BUA
Registration Number: G-AODH
Location: Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Viscount aircraftViscount aircraft
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft struck the ground alongside runway 25 during an ILS approach to Frankfurt due to poor visibility. The pilot-in-command inadvertently flew below the critical height, resulting in a ground collision. A contributing factor appears to be an erroneous and misleading assistance provided by the co-pilot during the critical phase of the ILS approach.A Viscount aircraft struck the ground alongside runway 25 during an ILS approach to Frankfurt due to poor visibility. The pilot-in-command inadvertently flew below the critical height, resulting in a ground collision. A contributing factor appears to be an erroneous and misleading assistance provided by the co-pilot during the critical phase of the ILS approach.
Description
Visibility was poor when the Viscount approached Frankfurt. During a missed approach, the plane struck the ground alongside runway 25 and rolled to stop. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot-in-command, during the ILS approach, flew below the critical height and, in a surface visibility which was inadequate, struck the ground alongside the runway. It is probable hat a contributing factor was that at the critical moment the assistance given by the co-pilot to the pilot-in-command was erroneous and misleading.”
Primary Cause
Pilot-in-command’s incorrect approach and insufficient visibility during ILS.Pilot-in-command’s incorrect approach and insufficient visibility during ILS.Share on:
