Narrative:
The Viscount bounced three times on landing. The nosegear collapsed, and the aircraft ran off the right side of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Late and insufficient flaring out on landing.
Runway excursion
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1980 |
| Type: |  Vickers 768D Viscount |
| Operator: | Huns Air |
| Registration: | VT-DJC |
| MSN: | 296 |
| First flight: | 1958-05-30 (22 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 510 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Vijayawada Airport (VGA) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM/VABB), India |
| Vijayawada Airport (VGA/VOBZ), India |
The Viscount bounced three times on landing. The nosegear collapsed, and the aircraft ran off the right side of the runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Late and insufficient flaring out on landing.
Classification:
Bounced on landingRunway excursion
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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 Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Vijayawada Airport as the crow flies is 881 km (551 miles).
Distance from Bombay-Santacruz Airport to Vijayawada Airport as the crow flies is 881 km (551 miles).
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