Incident Overview
Date: Monday 2 June 1958
Aircraft Type: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser 10-26
Owner/operator: Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: N1023V
Location: Manila International Airport (MNL) –
ÿ Philippines
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 57
Component Affected: Right main gear ‘V’ strut supportRight main gear ‘V’ strut support
Category: Accident
A Boeing Stratocruiser aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Manila following a hard landing, resulting in the collapse of the undercarriage and subsequent impact. A blade from the third main gear broke off, penetrating the passenger cabin, leading to a fatality. Heavy rain and gusty wind conditions contributed to the incident.A Boeing Stratocruiser aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Manila following a hard landing, resulting in the collapse of the undercarriage and subsequent impact. A blade from the third main gear broke off, penetrating the passenger cabin, leading to a fatality. Heavy rain and gusty wind conditions contributed to the incident.
Description
The Boeing Stratocruiser was on a flight from San Francisco to Singapore with some in-between stops. As the aircraft touched down at Manila (runway 06) the undercarriage collapsed. The plane skidded and swerved to the right, coming to rest 2850 feet past the runway threshold and 27 feet from the edge of the runway. One of the passengers was killed when one of the blades of the no. 3 prop broke off, penetrating the passenger cabin. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The hard landing of the aircraft caused the failure or collapse of the right main gear ‘V’ strut support. Contributing factors were the heavy rains and gusty wind.”
Primary Cause
Hard landing caused failure or collapse of the right main gear ‘V’ strut support, exacerbated by heavy rain and gusty wind.Hard landing caused failure or collapse of the right main gear ‘V’ strut support, exacerbated by heavy rain and gusty wind.Share on:
