Narrative:
Due to poor landing technique and improper manoeuvring of the controls by the pilot at the initial stage of landing the aircraft made an initial heavy impact on the runway, bounced more than once, touching down each time heavily on the runway, causing extensive structural damage including collapse of nose gear.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 May 1973 |
| Time: | 15:17 |
| Type: |  Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. HAL-748-224 Srs. 2 |
| Operator: | Indian Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-DXH |
| MSN: | 513 |
| First flight: | 1968-03-04 (5 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD) ( India)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Hyderabad-Begumpet Airport (HYD/VOHY), India |
Due to poor landing technique and improper manoeuvring of the controls by the pilot at the initial stage of landing the aircraft made an initial heavy impact on the runway, bounced more than once, touching down each time heavily on the runway, causing extensive structural damage including collapse of nose gear.
Sources:
» Civil aircraft accidents 1973 / Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, CAD, ASDPhotos
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