Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 November 1961
Aircraft Type: Vickers 768D Viscount
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DIH
Location: Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) –
ÿ Sri Lanka
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: The aircraft’s control systems, specifically the throttles and undercarriage.The aircraft’s control systems, specifically the throttles and undercarriage.
Category: Accident
An Indian Airlines Viscount aircraft touched down approximately one-third down the runway at Colombo-Ratmalana, resulting in gear retraction and a leftward swerve. The co-pilot’s unauthorized and unwarranted control actions during the critical landing phase contributed to the incident.An Indian Airlines Viscount aircraft touched down approximately one-third down the runway at Colombo-Ratmalana, resulting in gear retraction and a leftward swerve. The co-pilot’s unauthorized and unwarranted control actions during the critical landing phase contributed to the incident.
Description
The Indian Airlines Viscount touched down about one third down the runway of Colombo-Ratmalana. The gear then retracted, causing the plane to swerve to the left off the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The co-pilot interfered with the controls, and initiated overshoot action without any instructions from the captain, by opening the throttles and retracting the undercarriage at the critical stage of landing just after touchdown. The action of the co-pilot, however well meant, was both unauthorized and unwarranted.”
Primary Cause
Co-pilot interference with controls, resulting in overshoot and swerve.Co-pilot interference with controls, resulting in overshoot and swerve.Share on:
