Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 March 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-47140
Location: Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-46 AircraftC-46 Aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-46 aircraft experienced a prolonged landing at an excessive temperature, leading to a forced ground stop. The pilot was under significant stress due to the recent observation of a B-25 Mitchell aircraft mid-air explosion. The pilot’s landing extended beyond the required runway length to avoid a hazardous embankment.A C-46 aircraft experienced a prolonged landing at an excessive temperature, leading to a forced ground stop. The pilot was under significant stress due to the recent observation of a B-25 Mitchell aircraft mid-air explosion. The pilot’s landing extended beyond the required runway length to avoid a hazardous embankment.
Description
The C-46 landed too long and hot. The pilot was forced to ground loop the airplane off the side of runway, to avoid running off a high embankment at the end of runway. The pilot was under strain as he had just witnessed a mid-air explosion of a North American B-25 Mitchell airplane landing at night.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.cbi-history.com, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-43-47033-to-43-47202-curtiss-c-46a-55-ck-commando/commando-43-47140.htmlhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.cbi-history.com, https://curtisscommando.e-monsite.com/pages/aircraft/s-n-43-47033-to-43-47202-curtiss-c-46a-55-ck-commando/commando-43-47140.htmlPrimary Cause
Excessive landing temperature and pilot stress due to a recent B-25 Mitchell explosion.Excessive landing temperature and pilot stress due to a recent B-25 Mitchell explosion.Share on:
