Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 4 May 1968 |
Type: | Vickers 812 Viscount |
Operator: | Channel Airways |
Registration: | G-APPU |
MSN: | 364 |
First flight: | 1958 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 79 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Southend Municipal Airport (SEN) ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Southend Municipal Airport (SEN/EGMC), United Kingdom |
Narrative:The Viscount touched down on runway 06 at a too high speed. Braking seemed ineffective and because the pilot erroneously thought the aircraft was aquaplaning, parking brake was used as an emergency measure. The aircraft ran off the runway and collided with an earth wall.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: "The accident was caused through landing at a too high speed for the landing distance available. A contributory factor was reduced braking effectiveness due to the main wheel being mechanically locked by the application of the hand-brake."
Classification:
Runway excursion
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accident date:
04-05-1968type: Vickers 812 Viscount
registration: G-APPU
accident date:
04-05-1968type: Vickers 812 Viscount
registration: G-APPU
accident date:
04-05-1968type: Vickers 812 Viscount
registration: G-APPU
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.