Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 17 September 1960
Aircraft Type: Vickers 802 Viscount
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AOJE
Location: Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (JER) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74
Component Affected: Nose landing gear hydraulic and electrical systems.Nose landing gear hydraulic and electrical systems.
Category: Accident
The aircraft landed with the nosewheel retracted, continuing along the runway after the touchdown. Subsequent functional checks of the nose landing gear revealed no mechanical issues.The aircraft landed with the nosewheel retracted, continuing along the runway after the touchdown. Subsequent functional checks of the nose landing gear revealed no mechanical issues.
Description
After touchdown the nosewheel retracted and the aircraft continued along the runway with the lower part of the forward fuselage touching the runway surface. The aircraft stopped after travelling about 400yards. Functional checks of the nose landing gear carried out after the aircraft was removed from the runway did not reveal any faults in the hydraulic or electrical systems.
Primary Cause
Nosewheel retraction during landing.Nosewheel retraction during landing.Share on:
