Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 JAN 1972 |
| Type: | Vickers VC-10-1100 |
| Operator: | British Caledonian Airways |
| Registration: | G-ARTA |
| C/n / msn: | 803 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls Royce 540 Conway |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) (United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK), United Kingdom |
Shortly after selecting spoilers and reverse thrust (after touching down on runway 08) the aircraft became airborne again, landed back heavily and bounced two more times. The fuselage was creased fore and aft of the wings, one nose wheel tire had burst and one wheel had separated.
The VC-10, named "Loch Ness" had a landing weight of 87037kg and a CG very close to the aft limit at 36,83%.
Winds at the time of landing were gusting to 28kts.
Sources:
Photos
G-ARTA being broken up following the mishap
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from London-Heathrow Airport to London-Gatwick Airport as the crow flies is 41 km (26 miles).
Distance from London-Heathrow Airport to London-Gatwick Airport as the crow flies is 41 km (26 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.
