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Date:27-MAY-1985Time:12:27 UTCType:Lockheed L1011-385-1 TristarOwner/operator:British AirtoursRegistration: G-BBAIC/n / msn: 1102Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 412Other fatalities:0Airplane damage: SubstantialLocation:Leeds Bradford International Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire -
United Kingdom Phase: LandingNature
omestic Scheduled PassengerDeparture airport:Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA)Destination airport:Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA/EGNM)Investigating agency: AIBNarrative:
overran the runway surface on landing from Palma after a rain shower. The aircraft was evacuated, with only minor injuries sustained by the 14 crew and 398 passengers. The nose landing gear strut folded backwards during the overrun, leading to severe damage to the underside of the forward fuselage. The undersides of both wing-mounted engines were flattened and both engines suffered ingestion damage. The main wheels of the aircraft also dug deep troughs in the area British Airtours Flight KT 101 overran the end of the runway, damaging the buried airfield lighting cables. The accident report concluded that the overrun was caused by the inability of the aircraft to achieve the appropriate level of braking effectiveness due to restricted thrust reverse options and recommended that both the scheduled wet runway performance of the TriStar and the condition of the surface of runway 14 at Leeds Bradford Airport should be re-examined.
Sources:
1.
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources...7%20G-BBAI.pdf
2.
http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources...I%20Append.pdf
3.
Aircraft registration | UK Civil Aviation Authority
4.
Caledonian Airways G-BBAI (Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - MSN 1102) (Ex C-FCXJ ) | Airfleets aviation
Dave ReidUK
See above re comments on runway and reverse thrust options.
Regards
Mr Mac