Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 August 1980
Aircraft Type: Vickers 768D Viscount
Owner/operator: Huns Air
Registration Number: VT-DJC
Location: Vijayawada Airport (VGA) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29
Component Affected: NosegearNosegear
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft experienced a landing incident due to a bounce of three times and a nosegear collapse, resulting in it running off the right side of the runway.A Viscount aircraft experienced a landing incident due to a bounce of three times and a nosegear collapse, resulting in it running off the right side of the runway.
Description
The Viscount bounced three times on landing. The nosegear collapsed, and the aircraft ran off the right side of the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: Late and insufficient flaring out on landing.
Primary Cause
Late and insufficient flaring out on landing.Late and insufficient flaring out on landing.Share on:
