Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 December 1960
Aircraft Type: Vickers 804 Viscount
Owner/operator: British United Airways – BUA
Registration Number: G-AOXU
Location: Dsseldorf Airport (DUS) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wheel brake systems.Aircraft wheel brake systems.
Category: Accident
An aircraft overran the end of the runway during touchdown on runway 24, resulting in damage to the nose wheel gear and propellers. The weather conditions were characterized by a surface wind of 60 degrees, low visibility of 2800 meters in mist, and a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius.An aircraft overran the end of the runway during touchdown on runway 24, resulting in damage to the nose wheel gear and propellers. The weather conditions were characterized by a surface wind of 60 degrees, low visibility of 2800 meters in mist, and a temperature of -2 degrees Celsius.
Description
After touchdown on runway 24 the aircraft overran the end of the runway by approximately 140 yards, damaging the nose wheel gear and propellers. The weather was reported as: surface wind 060 degrees 6 knots, visibility 2800 metres in mist, 8/8 cloud at 300 feet and temperature -2 degrees C. An inspection of the runway approximately 20 minutes before the aircraft landed showed that there was no surface ice and subsequent examination revealed no fault in the aircraft wheel brake systems. In addition to the operating crew and freight the aircraft carried 3 staff passengers.
Primary Cause
Aircraft control system malfunction leading to uncontrolled overrunning of the runway.Aircraft control system malfunction leading to uncontrolled overrunning of the runway.Share on:
