Incident Overview
Description
The Vickers Viscount plane was being operated on CAA’s Zambezi service from Salisbury, Rhodesia to London, U.K. The aircraft departed Salisbury at 07:13, August 8. En route stops were Ndola, Entebbe, Khartoum and Wadi Halfa. After refueling, the flight left Wadi Halfa for Benina at 21:20. At 01:12 the crew were cleared into the Benina Control Zone. A direct runway 33R approach permission was requested and granted. At 01:15, some 20-30 seconds after obtaining this permission, the aircraft struck high ground, 5,5 miles SE of the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: “When making an approach to runway 330deg Right and whilst flying in cloud, the pilot descended below the correct height thus permitting the aircraft to strike high ground. The reason why the pilot descended so low, 5,5miles from the aerodrome, cannot be established, but the probable cause is that he misinterpreted the reading of his altimeter. The possibility that his efficiency had been reduced by fatigue and a slight indisposition cannot be excluded.”
Source of Information
https://books.google.nl/books?id=tFk-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=libya+%22central+african%22&article_id=4165,4074219&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=libya%20%22central%20african%22&f=falsehttps://books.google.nl/books?id=tFk-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=libya+%22central+african%22&article_id=4165,4074219&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=libya%20%22central%20african%22&f=falsePrimary Cause
Pilot misinterpretation of an altimeter reading during an approach to runway 330deg Right while flying in cloud.Pilot misinterpretation of an altimeter reading during an approach to runway 330deg Right while flying in cloud.Share on:
