Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 15 January 1977
Aircraft Type: Vickers 838 Viscount
Owner/operator: Linjeflyg, lsf Skyline Sweden
Registration Number: SE-FOZ
Location: 4,5 km NW of Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA) – ÿ Sweden
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: StabilizerStabilizer
Investigating Agency: SHKSHK
Category: Accident
A Vickers Viscount aircraft crashed following a loss of control during approach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport, Sweden, resulting in the deaths of all 22 occupants. The aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected pitch down, entering a vertical dive and impacting a parking lot in the K„lvesta neighborhood. The incident was attributed to a stabilizer stalling due to ice accretion caused by insufficient de-icing system power, stemming from deficiencies in the pilot’s flight manual and the manufacturer?s aviation authority?s manual regarding ice formation.A Vickers Viscount aircraft crashed following a loss of control during approach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport, Sweden, resulting in the deaths of all 22 occupants. The aircraft experienced a sudden and unexpected pitch down, entering a vertical dive and impacting a parking lot in the K„lvesta neighborhood. The incident was attributed to a stabilizer stalling due to ice accretion caused by insufficient de-icing system power, stemming from deficiencies in the pilot’s flight manual and the manufacturer?s aviation authority?s manual regarding ice formation.

Description

Linjeflyg flight 618, a Vickers Viscount, crashed following a loss of control while on approach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport, Sweden, killing all 22 occupants. Flight LF618 originated at Kristianstad (KID) with stops at V„xj” (VXO) and J”nk”ping (JKG) en route to Stockholm (BMA) in Sweden. On the final leg of the flight, while on approach to Stockholm-Bromma Airport, the aircraft suddenly pitched down from an altitude of 1150 feet. It went into a vertical dive and crashed on a parking lot in the K„lvesta neighbourhood. Because the no. 2 and no. 3 engines had been running with reduced power for a long time, the anti-ice system temperature was too low. Probable cause (translated from Swedish): The accidnt was caused by the stabilizer stalling due to the air flow around it being disturbed by ice accretion. The reason why ice was formed is that the de-icing system’s temperature had been too low due to insufficient power on engines 2 and 3 for a long time. This can be attributed to deficiencies in the pilot’s flight manual regarding the operation of the de-icing system, which, in turn, should be due to deficiencies in the flight manual of the manufacturer’s aviation authority. Insufficient information in the pilot’s flight manual on the effects of ice formation on the stabilizer may also have affected. The pilots have also not been informed of the occurrence of severe ice formation in the Stockholm area.

Primary Cause

Insufficient de-icing system power due to insufficient engine power, leading to stabilizer stalling and ice accretion.Insufficient de-icing system power due to insufficient engine power, leading to stabilizer stalling and ice accretion.

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