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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-436 |
| Owner/operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-APFP |
| MSN: | 17717/176 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A BOAC 707-400, G-APFP, made a nose gear up landing at Heathrow during a training flight. The crew attempted to land at Heathrow after a training flight but discovered the nose gear would not come down. The crew circled for 1 hour before making a landing with the nose gear up. The crew evacuated via slides and were not injured.
Investigation showed that the nose gear had retracted with the wheels offset a few degrees to starboard ; when the gear was subsequently selected down the port nosewheel tyres lodged on the edge of the wheel bay and stalled the activating jack and the emergency lowering systems.
Sources:
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/144199/
https://www.key.aero/forum/commercial-aviation/111889-london-heathrows-safety-record?p=2517971&page=1
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2025 20:54 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 25-Oct-2025 20:56 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 27-Oct-2025 18:43 | ASN | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Oct-2025 18:43 | ASN | Updated |
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