Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 November 1958
Aircraft Type: Vickers 807 Viscount
Owner/operator: New Zealand National Airways Corporation – NAC
Registration Number: ZK-BRD
Location: Auckland-Whenuapai Airport –
ÿ New Zealand
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65
Component Affected: Aircraft gear system.Aircraft gear system.
Category: Accident
An accidental gear raising occurred during flight. The pilot, F/O [Not Specified], unintentionally activated the gear system instead of the flaps. The aircraft was successfully repaired and returned to service.An accidental gear raising occurred during flight. The pilot, F/O [Not Specified], unintentionally activated the gear system instead of the flaps. The aircraft was successfully repaired and returned to service.
Description
The F/O (Who was the pilot flying) accidentally raised the gear instead of the flaps. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/413040/ZK-BRD, http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount281History.aspxhttps://www.airhistory.net/photo/413040/ZK-BRD, http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount281History.aspxPrimary Cause
Pilot error ? unintentional activation of the gear system.Pilot error ? unintentional activation of the gear system.Share on:
