Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 September 1963
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123B-12-FA Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 55-4513
Location: Maha Sarakham Province –
ÿ Thailand
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
An airlift support mission resulted in a nose gear collapse during landing due to a pilot misidentification of a racetrack infield through clouds.An airlift support mission resulted in a nose gear collapse during landing due to a pilot misidentification of a racetrack infield through clouds.
Description
The nose gear collapsed as the airplane landed during an airlift support mission. The pilot mistook the infield of a racetrack through clouds.
Source of Information
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Pilot error ? misidentification of racetrack infield through clouds.Pilot error ? misidentification of racetrack infield through clouds.Share on:
