Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 August 1954
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VX557
Location: Bahrain-Muhurraq RAF Station –
ÿ Bahrain
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: UndercarriageUndercarriage
Category: Accident
A Valetta aircraft crashed-landed after takeoff due to a jammed undercarriage.A Valetta aircraft crashed-landed after takeoff due to a jammed undercarriage.
Description
The undercarriage jammed after takeoff. The Valetta crash-landed, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Source of Information
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131Primary Cause
Undercarriage jamming during takeoff.Undercarriage jamming during takeoff.Share on:
