Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 November 1957
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta T.3
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WJ470
Location: Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A crosswind landing resulted in a directional control loss, leading to an embankment collision and damage to the aircraft’s undercarriage. The impact caused significant structural damage.A crosswind landing resulted in a directional control loss, leading to an embankment collision and damage to the aircraft’s undercarriage. The impact caused significant structural damage.
Description
Directional control was lost during a crosswind landing. The airplane hit an embankment and a building, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Primary Cause
Crosswind conditions and the aircraft’s response to them led to a loss of directional control.Crosswind conditions and the aircraft’s response to them led to a loss of directional control.Share on:
