Narrative:
While the engines were being started for a freight service to Jersey, the nosewheel retracted. The nose structure and three of the propellers were severely damaged. It was considered that the undercarriage selector buttons bad been left in an intermediate position, following a retraction test. With the button in this position, undercarriage retraction would begin as soon as there was adequate hydraulic pressure in the system.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 7 March 1965 |
| Type: |  Vickers 802 Viscount |
| Operator: | British European Airways - BEA |
| Registration: | G-AOHT |
| MSN: | 168 |
| First flight: | 1957-06-20 (7 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom |
| Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands (JER/EGJJ), United Kingdom |
While the engines were being started for a freight service to Jersey, the nosewheel retracted. The nose structure and three of the propellers were severely damaged. It was considered that the undercarriage selector buttons bad been left in an intermediate position, following a retraction test. With the button in this position, undercarriage retraction would begin as soon as there was adequate hydraulic pressure in the system.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Accidents to Aircraft - A United Kingdom Survey for the year ended 31st December 1965Photos
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 Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands as the crow flies is 279 km (174 miles).
Distance from London-Heathrow Airport to Jersey-States Airport, Channel Islands as the crow flies is 279 km (174 miles).
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