Vickers Viscount crash, Mar 24, 1996, Belfast-Aldergrove
Vickers Viscount accident on March 24, 1996 near Belfast-Aldergrove, Antrim, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Gear-up landing. The gear...
- Date: March 24, 1996
- Aircraft: Vickers Viscount
- Location: Belfast-Aldergrove, Antrim, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Gear-up landing. The gear selector was in the Down position while the electric actuator was found fully up, and the crew did not complete the Finals checks that would normally confirm gear extension; the AAIB final conclusions were not reviewed.
A Vickers Viscount of British World Airlines, on a training flight with a first officer converting to the left seat, landed at Belfast Aldergrove with the gear retracted. The propellers and underside of the fuselage struck the runway and the aircraft slid about 480 metres before stopping. The crew evacuated and there was no fire.