Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 4 November 1952
Aircraft Type: Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WF324
Location: Wigsley RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left WingLeft Wing
Category: Accident
A training flight from RAF Wigsley resulted in a significant incident where a student pilot held off too high prior to landing. The subsequent touchdown caused a heavy impact, leading to the left wing breaking off and the airplane swinging off the runway.A training flight from RAF Wigsley resulted in a significant incident where a student pilot held off too high prior to landing. The subsequent touchdown caused a heavy impact, leading to the left wing breaking off and the airplane swinging off the runway.
Description
The Varsity was used for a training flight out of RAF Wigsley when the student pilot held off too high just prior to landing. The subsequent touchdown was very heavy. The left wing broke off as a result. The airplane swung off the runway.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? holding back too high during landing.Pilot error ? holding back too high during landing.Share on:
