Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 January 1958
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-277D
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VDL
Location: Porto Alegre, RS –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: No specific component is identified in the description.No specific component is identified in the description.
Category: Accident
An aircraft training flight experienced a dangerous situation due to an instructor?s error of judgment. The aircraft drifted to the right, requiring rudder control to correct the attitude. Power was cut, leading to a crash-landing.An aircraft training flight experienced a dangerous situation due to an instructor?s error of judgment. The aircraft drifted to the right, requiring rudder control to correct the attitude. Power was cut, leading to a crash-landing.
Description
The aircraft was on a training flight when the instructor shut down the no. 2 engine. Flying at low altitude over the runway the DC-3 drifted to the right. This was corrected by the instructor by using rudder control, but the plane attained a dangerous attitude. Power was cut and the aircraft was crash-landed. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Error of judgement on the part of the instructor.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgement on the part of the instructor.Error of judgement on the part of the instructor.Share on:
