Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 January 1973
Aircraft Type: Vickers 813 Viscount
Owner/operator: British Midland Airways – BMA
Registration Number: G-AZLR
Location: Birmingham Airport, Elmdon, Birmingham –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: UndercarriageUndercarriage
Category: Accident
On January 19th, 1973, a British Midland Viscount crashed at Elmdon, returning to service on March 26th, 1974. The aircraft skidded and stopped on the grass next to the runway.On January 19th, 1973, a British Midland Viscount crashed at Elmdon, returning to service on March 26th, 1974. The aircraft skidded and stopped on the grass next to the runway.
Description
Undercarriage collapsed on the left side on landing. Skidded and stopped on the grass next to the runway. According to a contemporary report (“Yorkshire Air News”, March 1973): “The British Midland Viscount which crashed at Elmdon on 19th January was G-AZLR. It was flown back to Castle Donington a week later on 26th January, not being extensively damaged” Returned to service by 26 March 1974, and stayed in serivce until 7 May 1986.
Source of Information
http://www.vickersviscount.net/Newsletters/Newsletter1208.aspx, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iron-duke/8347233373/in/pool-2039211@N24/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iron-duke/8347233177/in/pool-2039211@N24, http://www.aussieairliners.org/viscount-inter/bma/gazlr.html, http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/, https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/1973%2003.pdfhttp://www.vickersviscount.net/Newsletters/Newsletter1208.aspx, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iron-duke/8347233373/in/pool-2039211@N24/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/iron-duke/8347233177/in/pool-2039211@N24, http://www.aussieairliners.org/viscount-inter/bma/gazlr.html, http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/, https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32778518/1973%2003.pdfPrimary Cause
Undercarriage collapse on the left side during landing.Undercarriage collapse on the left side during landing.Share on:
