Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 May 1959
Aircraft Type: Vickers 815 Viscount
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-AJC
Location: Islamabad International Airport (ISB) –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft, bearing registration ‘City of Karachi’, skidded off the runway into a monsoon ditch during a groundloop attempt. The aircraft?s undercarriage folded sideways, resulting in a broken wing. The aircraft was recently delivered just four months prior to the incident.A Viscount aircraft, bearing registration ‘City of Karachi’, skidded off the runway into a monsoon ditch during a groundloop attempt. The aircraft?s undercarriage folded sideways, resulting in a broken wing. The aircraft was recently delivered just four months prior to the incident.
Description
The Viscount skidded sideways off the runway into a monsoon ditch when the pilot tried to turn the aircraft (groundloop?) at the end of the runway. The undercarriage folded up sideways and one wing was broken. The Viscount named “City of Karachi” had been delivered just 4 months prior to the accident.
Source of Information
http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount335History.aspxhttp://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount335History.aspxPrimary Cause
Groundloop attempt and subsequent undercarriage deformation.Groundloop attempt and subsequent undercarriage deformation.Share on:
