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| Date: | Monday 2 February 1959 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers 757 Viscount |
| Owner/operator: | Trans-Canada Air Lines |
| Registration: | CF-THC |
| MSN: | 220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toronto-Malton Airport, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Toronto-Malton Airport, ON |
The Viscount aircraft, CF-THC, owned by Trans-Canada Air Lines and operated as flight 305-2, landed at Toronto (Malton) Airport. There were 4 crew and 27 passengers aboard. During the landing run, th. left main undercarriage collapsed . The aircraft was substantially damaged but no one was injured.
Conclusion: The accident was caused by failure of the left main undercarriage hydraulic ram bearing bolt which occurred because of low impact strength value under cold weather operating conditions.
Sources:
Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports 1959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2024 07:32 | ASN | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2024 07:32 | ASN | Updated |
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