Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 January 1981
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Maharashtra Government
Registration Number: VT-AUR
Location: Karad Airport –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a tight right-hand circuit and low approach during a flight from Bombay to Karad. The pilot initiated a maneuver that resulted in a collision with a Babul tree. The aircraft landed on the runway, sustaining significant damage. All occupants escaped unharmed. No fire occurred.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a tight right-hand circuit and low approach during a flight from Bombay to Karad. The pilot initiated a maneuver that resulted in a collision with a Babul tree. The aircraft landed on the runway, sustaining significant damage. All occupants escaped unharmed. No fire occurred.
Description
The DC-3 was operating a flight from Bombay to Karad. On arrival Karad, the pilot, intending to touch down at about 50 ft from beginning of runway 10, made a tight right-hand circuit and a low approach. The aircraft descended too low and hit a Babul tree outside the airport. The captain, however, could control the aircraft and landed on the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. All the occupants escaped unhurt. There was no fire. The cause of the accident has been attributed to the pilot’s improper in-flight decision/planning and mis-judgment of distance and height.
Primary Cause
Pilot’s improper in-flight decision/planning and mis-judgment of distance and height.Pilot’s improper in-flight decision/planning and mis-judgment of distance and height.Share on:
