Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 January 1976
Aircraft Type: Vickers 806 Viscount
Owner/operator: Mandala Airlines
Registration Number: PK-RVK
Location: Manado-Samratulangi Airport (MDC) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.Aircraft control surfaces and landing gear.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to intermittent rain, resulting in a controlled crash landing. The aircraft crossed a ditch and drains before coming to rest 180 meters past the end of the runway.An aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to intermittent rain, resulting in a controlled crash landing. The aircraft crossed a ditch and drains before coming to rest 180 meters past the end of the runway.
Description
Landing in intermittent slight rain, the aircraft touched down 520 m down the runway. The aircraft overran, crossed a ditch and 3 drains before coming to rest 180 m past the end of the runway.
Primary Cause
Intermittent rain conditions and a loss of control during the landing.Intermittent rain conditions and a loss of control during the landing.Share on:
