Vickers Varsity crash, Jan 19, 1953, Swinderby AFB Lincol...
Vickers Varsity accident on January 19, 1953 near Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was the pilot in...
- Date: January 19, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Varsity
- Location: Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was the pilot in command using the wrong approach configuration.
A Royal Air Force Vickers Varsity T 1 was approaching RAF Swinderby in misty conditions. It crossed the outer marker too high and the descent could not be arrested in time. The pilot applied power to go around, but the aircraft hit the ground short of the runway threshold, and there were no casualties.