Narrative:
Vickers Valetta VX575 departed Malta-Luqa Airport on a test flight when suddenly at a height of about 50 feet the no. 2 propeller oversped. The pilot attempted to feather the prop, but these attempts failed. He tried to return to the airport, but the aircraft could not maintain height. A forced belly landing was carried out outside the airport. The airplane caught fire.
Forced landing outside airport
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» UK Serials
» Aviation in Malta
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 December 1953 |
| Type: |  Vickers Valetta C.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VX575 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) NNW of Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) ( Malta)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Vickers Valetta VX575 departed Malta-Luqa Airport on a test flight when suddenly at a height of about 50 feet the no. 2 propeller oversped. The pilot attempted to feather the prop, but these attempts failed. He tried to return to the airport, but the aircraft could not maintain height. A forced belly landing was carried out outside the airport. The airplane caught fire.
Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» UK Serials
» Aviation in Malta
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