Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-171
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A30-13
Location: Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Starboard wingStarboard wing
Category: Accident
A DC-2 aircraft stalled 10 feet above runway at Cooktown Airport, QLD, Australia during a go-around following a flight from Dibrugarh, Assam. This resulted in a groundloop due to the starboard wing contact with the runway.A DC-2 aircraft stalled 10 feet above runway at Cooktown Airport, QLD, Australia during a go-around following a flight from Dibrugarh, Assam. This resulted in a groundloop due to the starboard wing contact with the runway.
Description
The pilot executed a go around at Cooktown Airport, QLD (CTN), Australia. The DC-2 then stalled 10 feet above runway, causing the starboard wing to contact the runway first, resulting in a groundloop. The aircraft operated on a flight from Dibrugarh, Assam.
Primary Cause
Stall during go-around due to insufficient control surface deployment.Stall during go-around due to insufficient control surface deployment.Share on:
