Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, May 6, 2010, Brize Norton AFB
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on May 6, 2010 near Brize Norton AFB, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to follow...
- Date: May 6, 2010
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Brize Norton AFB, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew failed to follow the approach checklist and did not lower the undercarriage, and did not react to the cockpit gear warning. No technical faults were found on the aircraft.
A Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules (XV304) on a troop transfer from RAF Lyneham to Brize Norton landed with its undercarriage still retracted and slid along the runway before stopping. All four crew escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.