Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 January 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Autrex
Registration Number: F-BEFS
Location: Beirut International Airport (BEY) –
ÿ Lebanon
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right hand undercarriageRight hand undercarriage
Category: Accident
An aircraft on a delivery flight from Paris to Hanoi experienced a landing accident due to a radio failure, leading to a diversion to Beirut. A mound short of the runway caused damage to the right undercarriage, resulting in a collapse during landing.An aircraft on a delivery flight from Paris to Hanoi experienced a landing accident due to a radio failure, leading to a diversion to Beirut. A mound short of the runway caused damage to the right undercarriage, resulting in a collapse during landing.
Description
The aircraft was on a delivery flight from Paris to Hanoi with scheduled stops along the route. The stop after Nicosia was to be Basra, but failure of the HF radio equipment forced the crew to divert to Beirut, were the necessary repair services were available. Shortly before touchdown the aircraft struck a mound short of the runway damaging the right hand undercarriage, which collapsed on landing. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Pilot error due to lack of knowledge of the terrain. The existence of the mound was only an aggravating circumstance. The failure of the right landing gear may be explained by the excessive landing weight of the aircraft.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error due to lack of knowledge of the terrain, exacerbated by the presence of an aggravating circumstance.Pilot error due to lack of knowledge of the terrain, exacerbated by the presence of an aggravating circumstance.Share on:
