

Détails:
The Viscount approached Beirut runway 21 in heavy rainfall. Downdraft just prior to touchdown, caused the plane to touch down very heavily, causing it to become airborne again. The aircraft hit the ground again with the right main gear, causing the right main spar to fail and the wing, together with the no. 3 and 4 propellers, to hit the ground. The Viscount came to rest just off the runway on soft ground.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command to take action: firstly to counteract the effect of a downdraft on final approach and, secondly, to react correctly to a bounce to a height of approximately thirty feet."
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | dimanche 23 février 1964 |
| Heure: | 17:20 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Vickers 732 Viscount |
| Compagnie: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Immatriculation: | SU-AKX |
| Numéro de série: | 76 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1955 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 48 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 53 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) ( Liban)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypte |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA), Liban |
The Viscount approached Beirut runway 21 in heavy rainfall. Downdraft just prior to touchdown, caused the plane to touch down very heavily, causing it to become airborne again. The aircraft hit the ground again with the right main gear, causing the right main spar to fail and the wing, together with the no. 3 and 4 propellers, to hit the ground. The Viscount came to rest just off the runway on soft ground.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilot-in-command to take action: firstly to counteract the effect of a downdraft on final approach and, secondly, to react correctly to a bounce to a height of approximately thirty feet."
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Cairo International Airport et Beirut International Airport est de 560 km (350 miles).
La distance entre Cairo International Airport et Beirut International Airport est de 560 km (350 miles).
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