Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 December 1960
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Super C
Owner/operator: Varig
Registration Number: PP-VCT
Location: S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: C-46 aircraft brakesC-46 aircraft brakes
Category: Accident
A C-46 aircraft overran Runway 15 at Congonhas Airport during landing. The incident was likely caused by an incorrect IFR procedure and improper use of brakes.A C-46 aircraft overran Runway 15 at Congonhas Airport during landing. The incident was likely caused by an incorrect IFR procedure and improper use of brakes.
Description
The C-46 overran the Congonhas Airport runway 15 on landing. PROBABLE CAUSE: “1) Incorrect IFR procedure. 2) Incorrect use of brakes.”
Primary Cause
Incorrect IFR procedure and incorrect use of brakes.Incorrect IFR procedure and incorrect use of brakes.Share on:
