Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 September 1959
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Paraense Transportes Areos
Registration Number: PP-BTE
Location: S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right-hand main landing gearRight-hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE aircraft departing S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil, experienced a near-miss incident due to a partial retraction of the undercarriage and low hydraulic pressure. The pilot determined a return to Congonhas was necessary, resulting in a right-hand main landing gear retraction that caused the aircraft to veer off the runway, colliding with two stationary aircraft, including a DC-3-178 (PP-ANU) with registration MSN 1545.A Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE aircraft departing S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil, experienced a near-miss incident due to a partial retraction of the undercarriage and low hydraulic pressure. The pilot determined a return to Congonhas was necessary, resulting in a right-hand main landing gear retraction that caused the aircraft to veer off the runway, colliding with two stationary aircraft, including a DC-3-178 (PP-ANU) with registration MSN 1545.
Description
Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE had just departed S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil, when the pilot noticed that the undercarriage had only partly retracted and that hydraulic pressure was low. The flight crew elected to return to Congonhas. Upon landing, the right hand main landing gear retracted, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. It collided with two stationary aircraft. One of these aircraft was a DC-3-178, registered PP-ANU (msn 1545). Probable Cause: Error of judgment on the part of the pilot in not extending the gear by use of the emergency system.
Primary Cause
Error of judgment regarding emergency gear extension.Error of judgment regarding emergency gear extension.Share on:
