Narrative:
Following a normal touchdown on the runway the aircraft swung to the left and came to rest with the lower forward part of the fuselage in contact with the ground and the port main gear tire deflated.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 March 1960 |
| Type: | Vickers 639 Viking 1 |
| Operator: | Hunting-Clan Air Transport |
| Registration: | G-AGRV |
| MSN: | 114 |
| First flight: | 1946-09-30 (13 years 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | London Airport (LHR) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| London Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom |
Following a normal touchdown on the runway the aircraft swung to the left and came to rest with the lower forward part of the fuselage in contact with the ground and the port main gear tire deflated.
Sources:
» Survey of accidents to aircraft in the United Kingdom 1960 / CAAPhotos
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