Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1967
Aircraft Type: Vickers 808 Viscount
Owner/operator: Aer Lingus
Registration Number: EI-AKK
Location: Bristol Airport (BRS) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Right wingtip and fourth propellerRight wingtip and fourth propeller
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft, approaching Bristol, experienced a ground contact incident due to misalignment with the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the misalignment at flare-out, resulting in a right wingtip and fourth propeller striking the runway. An overshoot was attempted, but visibility was obstructed, leading to the pilot deploying wheels up to bring the aircraft to a rest against a fence.A Viscount aircraft, approaching Bristol, experienced a ground contact incident due to misalignment with the runway. The pilot attempted to correct the misalignment at flare-out, resulting in a right wingtip and fourth propeller striking the runway. An overshoot was attempted, but visibility was obstructed, leading to the pilot deploying wheels up to bring the aircraft to a rest against a fence.
Description
Weather deteriorated as the aircraft approached Bristol. The Viscount was misaligned with the runway, which the pilot tried to correct at flare-out level. The right wingtip and no. 4 propeller struck the runway during this manoeuver. An overshoot was attempted, but the pilot saw obstructions coming up ahead, which he wouldn’t be able to clear. The pilot thus put the aircraft onto the ground wheels up. The Viscount came to rest against a fence. PROBABLE CAUSE: “An attempt to align the aircraft with the runway at too low a height following the commander’s incorrect decision to continue the approach when visual guidance became obscured below critical height.”
Primary Cause
An attempt to align the aircraft with the runway at too low a height following the commander’s incorrect decision to continue the approach when visual guidance became obscured below critical height.An attempt to align the aircraft with the runway at too low a height following the commander’s incorrect decision to continue the approach when visual guidance became obscured below critical height.Share on:
