Incident Overview
Date: Friday 1 April 1966
Aircraft Type: Vickers 779D Viscount
Owner/operator: Indian Airlines
Registration Number: VT-DOD
Location: Guwahati-Borjhar Airport (GAU) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: The Viscount airplane’s undercarriage.The Viscount airplane’s undercarriage.
Category: Accident
A Viscount airplane experienced significant damage during taxying due to a collapse of its undercarriage. The incident is suspected to have been caused by a loss of hydraulic fluid, resulting in pressure buildup that led to the undercarriage collapsing.A Viscount airplane experienced significant damage during taxying due to a collapse of its undercarriage. The incident is suspected to have been caused by a loss of hydraulic fluid, resulting in pressure buildup that led to the undercarriage collapsing.
Description
The Viscount airplane sustained substantial damage when the undercarriage collapsed during taxying. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The undercarriage collapsed during taxying. Although the cause could not be established positively it is considered that the collapse was caused either by the pressure created by the application of brakes after the hydraulic fluid had been lost by a leak or by the inadvertent selection of the undercarriage to up position.”
Primary Cause
Loss of hydraulic fluid leading to pressure buildup and subsequent undercarriage collapse during taxying.Loss of hydraulic fluid leading to pressure buildup and subsequent undercarriage collapse during taxying.Share on:
