Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 20 FEB 1960 |
| Hora: | 11:45 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 |
| Operador: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registración: | LV-AHO |
| Numéro de série: | 6410 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1959 |
| Motores: | 4 Rolls Royce 524 Avon |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE) (Argentina)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Entrenamiento |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SABA), Argentina |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SABA), Argentina |
The Comet flight crew were carrying out an approach and landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza during training flight. The aircraft landed heavily, forcing the main gear legs up through the wings. The Comet bounced and touched down several hundred yards further on; a fire then erupted.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Improper flight instruction and faulty use of the controls and the engines on the part of the flight instructor, causing a violent landing." Fuentes:
» Informe Final de Accidente de Aviación Nro. 1370 / Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil (JIAAC)
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