Narrative:
Written off when the starboard undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Thorney Island. After touchdown, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Runway mishap
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1957 |
| Type: | Handley Page Marathon T.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XA273 |
| MSN: | 126 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Thorney Island RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Thorney Island RAF Station, United Kingdom |
| Thorney Island RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Written off when the starboard undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at RAF Thorney Island. After touchdown, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sank on its belly and slid for several yards before coming to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.210» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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