Narrative:
After landing, in surface wind reported as 285 degrees 21 knots, the aircraft taxied along runway 14. While the brakes were being applied to check the aircraft's speed prior to turn-off, the port main landing gear tyre burst. The aircraft tipped forward causing damage to the propellers and front lower fuselage structure.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1960 |
| Type: |  Vickers 639 Viking 1 |
| Operator: | Overseas Aviation |
| Registration: | G-AGRW |
| MSN: | 115 |
| First flight: | 1946-07-27 (13 years 7 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS) ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
After landing, in surface wind reported as 285 degrees 21 knots, the aircraft taxied along runway 14. While the brakes were being applied to check the aircraft's speed prior to turn-off, the port main landing gear tyre burst. The aircraft tipped forward causing damage to the propellers and front lower fuselage structure.
Sources:
» Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAAPhotos
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