Narrative:
During the final approach to land on a runway with a displaced threshold the aircraft struck a 12ft-high blast fence located 65ft short of the beginning of the paved area. Although the main landing gear and flaps were damaged the aircraft landed safely.
» Flight, 3 Feb. 1961
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1959 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-APDB |
| MSN: | 6403 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Avon 524 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), United States of America |
During the final approach to land on a runway with a displaced threshold the aircraft struck a 12ft-high blast fence located 65ft short of the beginning of the paved area. Although the main landing gear and flaps were damaged the aircraft landed safely.
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» Flight, 8 June 1961» Flight, 3 Feb. 1961
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