Narrative:
The Bristol landed uphill on the inclined Wau runway. At the end of the landing run the brake cable failed, causing the aircraft to run backwards, ending up in a ditch.
» The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
» WAAS
» Flight International 31 October 1947
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 23 November 1947 |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter IA |
| Operator: | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Registration: | G-AIMC |
| MSN: | 12793 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Wau Airport (WUG) ( Papua New Guinea)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Demonstration |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Wau Airport (WUG/AYWU), Papua New Guinea |
The Bristol landed uphill on the inclined Wau runway. At the end of the landing run the brake cable failed, causing the aircraft to run backwards, ending up in a ditch.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996» The Civil Aircraft Registers of Great Britain
» WAAS
» Flight International 31 October 1947
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