Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 20 March 1969
Aircraft Type: Vickers 815 Viscount
Owner/operator: British Midland Airways – BMA
Registration Number: G-AVJA
Location: Manchester-Ringway Airport (MAN) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Investigating Agency: AIBAIB
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount aircraft operated on a repositioning flight from Manchester to Edinburgh, UK. Two pilots and two flight attendants were onboard. A pre-planned simulated engine failure occurred during takeoff. The no.4 engine was feathered, the aircraft yawed sharply to starboard, leveled off, and then entered a steeper climb while turning and rolling to starboard. The aircraft struck the ground inverted.A Vickers Viscount aircraft operated on a repositioning flight from Manchester to Edinburgh, UK. Two pilots and two flight attendants were onboard. A pre-planned simulated engine failure occurred during takeoff. The no.4 engine was feathered, the aircraft yawed sharply to starboard, leveled off, and then entered a steeper climb while turning and rolling to starboard. The aircraft struck the ground inverted.
Description
The Vickers Viscount operated on a repositioning flight from Manchester to Edinburgh, U.K. On board were two pilots and two flight attendants. It was pre-planned that the flight would be used to carry out some training and that an engine failure would be simulated during takeoff. Shortly after takeoff the no.4 engine was feathered and the aircraft yawed sharply to starboard, then leveled off and then entered a steeper climb whilst turning and rolling to starboard. The aircraft struck the ground inverted. The accident was due to a loss of control following a simulated engine failure on takeoff.
Primary Cause
Loss of control resulting from a simulated engine failure during takeoff.Loss of control resulting from a simulated engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
