Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 March 1965
Aircraft Type: Vickers 773 Viscount
Owner/operator: Iraqi Airways
Registration Number: YI-ACU
Location: Cairo International Airport (CAI) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main reservoirMain reservoir
Category: Accident
On approach to Cairo, the Viscount experienced a series of failed braking and steering maneuvers during landing, resulting in a collision with lamp standards. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway.On approach to Cairo, the Viscount experienced a series of failed braking and steering maneuvers during landing, resulting in a collision with lamp standards. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway.
Description
On approach to Cairo the gear had to be recycled a couple of times before three greens were obtained. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway. A 180-degree turn was made at the end, during which braking and steering failed. The Viscount ran into a row of lamp standards. PROBABLE CAUSE: Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.
Primary Cause
Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.Loss of hydraulic fluid from the main reservoir due to a burst pipe.Share on:
