Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 May 1952
Aircraft Type: Boeing-Canada PB2B-1 Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Maritime Central Airways
Registration Number: CF-FAN
Location: Sandwich Bay, NL –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Main undercarriageMain undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Catalina aircraft crashed in Sandwich Bay, Labrador, Canada, resulting in the deaths of the crew. The aircraft experienced a sudden stop due to a failure in the pilot-in-command’s actions regarding the main undercarriage.A Catalina aircraft crashed in Sandwich Bay, Labrador, Canada, resulting in the deaths of the crew. The aircraft experienced a sudden stop due to a failure in the pilot-in-command’s actions regarding the main undercarriage.
Description
The Catalina departed Gander, Canada at 13:17 hours on a chartered cargo flight to Cartwright, Labrador. The aircraft was seen approaching to land in Sandwich Bay near Cartwright Harbour with the main undercarriage extended. The aircraft appeared to come to a sudden stop immediately after the wheels touched the water and the tail of the aircraft was seen to rise to a vertical position and settle back at an angle of about 45 degrees. The crew were killed. Probable Causes: “The aircraft crashed on the water through failure on the part of the pilot-in-command to ensure that the main undercarriage was retracted.”
Source of Information
http://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.htmlhttp://rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_9751_9800_detailed.htmlPrimary Cause
Pilot-in-command failure to retract the main undercarriage.Pilot-in-command failure to retract the main undercarriage.Share on:
