Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 September 1949
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Bandeirantes
Registration Number: PP-BLB
Location: Iguape, SP –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Landing surface of the aircraft.Landing surface of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A submerged log was struck on the landing surface of an aircraft, resulting in a temporary obstruction.A submerged log was struck on the landing surface of an aircraft, resulting in a temporary obstruction.
Description
Struck a submerged log on landing.
Primary Cause
Landing conditions ? potentially uneven or wet surface ? caused the log to become submerged.Landing conditions ? potentially uneven or wet surface ? caused the log to become submerged.Share on:
