Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 17 May 1953 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW810 |
MSN: | 371 |
First flight: | 1949-04-26 (4 years ) |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 22 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) ( Malta)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Shortly after lifting off the runway, the captain encountered severe jamming of the ailerons. The airplane, in a slight right wing down attitude, was landed back on the grass besides the runway. To avoid a collision with the runway caravan the landing gear was retracted. But of no avail as the left wing hit the caravan and was torn off. The aircraft came to rest and caught fire.
Classification:
Aileron issue
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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UK Serials
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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.