Incident Overview
Date: Monday 11 January 1988
Aircraft Type: Vickers 806 Viscount
Owner/operator: British Air Ferries – BAF
Registration Number: G-APIM
Location: Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Nosegear steering systemNosegear steering system
Category: Other
A Fairflight Shorts 330 G-BHWT aircraft experienced a sudden nosegear steering failure during taxiing to Biggin Hill for maintenance. It subsequently initiated an uncommanded left turn, colliding with a stationary Vickers Viscount aircraft, G-APIM. The Viscount was subsequently restored and displayed at the Brooklands Museum.A Fairflight Shorts 330 G-BHWT aircraft experienced a sudden nosegear steering failure during taxiing to Biggin Hill for maintenance. It subsequently initiated an uncommanded left turn, colliding with a stationary Vickers Viscount aircraft, G-APIM. The Viscount was subsequently restored and displayed at the Brooklands Museum.
Description
Fairflight Shorts 330 G-BHWT had a history of hydraulic problems and was prepared for a flight to Biggin Hill for maintenance. The aircraft was taxiing to the runway when suddenly the nosegear steering failed. The aircraft entered an uncommanded left turn and collided with a stationary Vickers Viscount aircraft G-APIM. The Viscount was restored and put on display at the Brooklands Museum.
Source of Information
http://www.vsp.org.ukhttp://www.vsp.org.ukPrimary Cause
Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s nosegear steering system.Hydraulic failure in the aircraft’s nosegear steering system.Share on:
