Date:	Wednesday 3 March 1965
Time:
Type:	Douglas Dakota 4 (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Morton Air Services
Registration:	G-AMHJ
MSN:	13468
Year of manufacture:	1942
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) -   Switzerland
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH)

Narrative:
After a routine ILS approach the aircraft landed on runway 16; it touched down to the left of the centreline with a 10 knot crosswind/tailwind from 290°. The runway had been cleared of snow and was dry; while the ground on either side was covered with snow to a depth of about 5 inches (12,7 cm). After rolling for a short distance, the aircraft began to swing to the right; the pilot corrected this swing, but a swing to the left developed which was gradual at first but then became more pronounced, and the aircraft left the runway. It rolled over a taxiway, and soft snow-covered earth, and stopped about 150 yards from the runway. During the swing, the tailwheel fork was torn away and the underside of the fuselage was deformed.

Accidents to Aircraft - A United Kingdom Survey for the year ended 31st December 1965

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