Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Datum: | 23 FEB 1964 |
| Tijd: | 17:20 UTC |
| Type: | Vickers 732 Viscount |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registratie: | SU-AKX |
| Constructienummer: | 76 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1955 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 48 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 53 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) (Libanon)
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| Fase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypte |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Libanon |
The Viscount approached Beirut runway 21 in heavy rainfall. Downdraft just prior to touchdown, caused the plane to touch down very heavily, causing it to become airborne again. The aircraft hit the ground again with the right main gear, causing the right main spar to fail and the wing, together with the no. 3 and 4 propellers, to hit the ground. The Viscount came to rest just off the runway on soft ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command to take action: firstly to counteract the effect of a downdraft on final approach and, secondly, to react correctly to a bounce to a height of approximately thirty feet." 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 Cairo International Airport en Beirut International Airport bedraagt 560 km (350 miles).
De afstand tussen Cairo International Airport en Beirut International Airport bedraagt 560 km (350 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.
