Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 December 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-TCV
Location: near Leeuwarden –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Left wing of the C-47 PH-TCV aircraft.Left wing of the C-47 PH-TCV aircraft.
Category: Accident
A C-47 PH-TCV aircraft, departing Amsterdam on a domestic flight to Leeuwarden, experienced a severe landing due to poor weather conditions near Leeuwarden. A missed approach procedure resulted in a wing strike against a historic church-steeple, causing significant damage to the aircraft.A C-47 PH-TCV aircraft, departing Amsterdam on a domestic flight to Leeuwarden, experienced a severe landing due to poor weather conditions near Leeuwarden. A missed approach procedure resulted in a wing strike against a historic church-steeple, causing significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
C-47 PH-TCV had departed Amsterdam on a domestic flight to Leeuwarden (ETA 12:40) and Eelde. Weather near Leeuwarden was poor: cloud base at 100 m and heavy rainfall. Overhead the city of Leeuwarden a missed approach procedure was carried out, because the pilot couldn’t see the airport. Just after raising the landing gear, the left wing of the aircraft struck the 70 m high St. Bonifatius church-steeple. The outer 3 m of the wing broke off, but the pilots managed to continue to a field near Boxum, where they carried out a belly landing. The aircraft skidded across 3 ditches, losing both propellers.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions (heavy rainfall and cloud base at 100m) near Leeuwarden, leading to a missed approach procedure.Poor weather conditions (heavy rainfall and cloud base at 100m) near Leeuwarden, leading to a missed approach procedure.Share on:
