Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: FL644
Location: Imphal-Koirengei Airfield –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Port tyrePort tyre
Category: Accident
A Dakota III FL644 of 194 Sqn RAF was involved in a runway takeoff incident in Assam, India. A port tyre burst during the take-off run, causing the aircraft to veer off the left side of the runway and impact a ditch. All aboard survived, but the aircraft was severely damaged.A Dakota III FL644 of 194 Sqn RAF was involved in a runway takeoff incident in Assam, India. A port tyre burst during the take-off run, causing the aircraft to veer off the left side of the runway and impact a ditch. All aboard survived, but the aircraft was severely damaged.
Description
The Dakota III FL644 of 194 Sqn RAF was taking off from Imphal Airfield, Assam, India, when the port tyre burst during the take-off run. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway before running into a ditch about 50 yards from the runway s edge. All aboard survived but the Dakota was wrecked. The burst tyre was attributed in part to the stresses imposed on it by the crosswind but also to manufacturing flaws in tyres, which were quickly exposed on hard used transport aircraft.
Primary Cause
Stress caused by crosswind conditions combined with manufacturing flaws in tyres.Stress caused by crosswind conditions combined with manufacturing flaws in tyres.Share on:
