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Datum: | dinsdag 22 januari 1957 |
Type: |  Lockheed Neptune MR.1 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registratie: | WX511 |
Constructienummer: | 426-5106 |
Bouwjaar: | |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS) ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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Fase: | Start (TOF) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Beschrijving:The Lockheed Neptune was engaged in a test flight prior to a flight to Malta. During a "touch and go" the propellers failed to go into fine pitch. The captain aborted the takeoff but overran the runway. In order not to hit a bus on the Findhorn road, he selected the undercarriage up. The nose wheel retracted, but the main wheels didn't. The plane stood on its nose and ground to a halt with one engine on fire. The crew all exited the plane without injury.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.