Avro 652 Anson crash, Feb 5, 1954, Hamble Hampshire
Avro 652 Anson accident on February 5, 1954 near Hamble Hampshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The Anson landed long after a wrong...
- Date: February 5, 1954
- Aircraft: Avro 652 Anson
- Location: Hamble Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Anson landed long after a wrong approach configuration.
On a local training sortie from RAF Hamble, the Anson landed long after a wrong approach configuration. It could not stop within the remaining runway, overran and came to rest on a railway. Both pilots were unhurt, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.