Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Datum: | 07 JAN 1960 |
| Type: | Vickers 802 Viscount |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registratie: | G-AOHU |
| Constructienummer: | 169 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1957 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 54 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 59 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW), Ierland |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
The Viscount landed at London Airport in fog. After touchdown the nose gear failed. The plane skidded some 500yds down the runway before coming to rest. A fire erupted in the nose section of the plane and almost destroyed the entire fuselage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of Air Traffic Control to notify the captain of a critical deterioration in runway Visual Range during his final approach. In consequence he attempted to land in a visibility which gave him insufficient visual reference with the result that the nosewheels contacted the runway before the mainwheels thereby overstressing the nose wheel unit and fracturing its attachments." Bronnen:
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Dublin Airport en London-Heathrow Airport bedraagt 446 km (278 miles).
De afstand tussen Dublin Airport en London-Heathrow Airport bedraagt 446 km (278 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
