Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KJ806
Location: East Midlands-Castle Donington Airport (EMA) –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Airspeed indicator and flight control system.Airspeed indicator and flight control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft exceeded its designated landing altitude, resulting in a landing deviation.An aircraft exceeded its designated landing altitude, resulting in a landing deviation.
Description
Overshot on landing.
Primary Cause
Insufficient altitude control during the final approach.Insufficient altitude control during the final approach.Share on:
