Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kalinga Airlines
Registration Number: VT-COU
Location: Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft propeller system (specifically, the feathering action).Aircraft propeller system (specifically, the feathering action).
Category: Accident
A Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport aircraft stalled and crashed due to a pilot’s action ? simulating engine failure during final approach ? without proper co-pilot oversight. The pilot?s actions resulted in the aircraft stalling and subsequent crash.A Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport aircraft stalled and crashed due to a pilot’s action ? simulating engine failure during final approach ? without proper co-pilot oversight. The pilot?s actions resulted in the aircraft stalling and subsequent crash.
Description
Stalled and undershot the runway at Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU). PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident is attributed to the pilot’s action in simulating failure of the starboard engine during the final approach by feathering the propeller, without the prior knowledge of the co-pilot, who was handling the aircraft. The co-pilot was unable to control the aircraft which stalled and crashed. The captain was not authorised to check the capability of the co-pilot.”
Primary Cause
Pilot?s action ? simulating engine failure during final approach ? without prior co-pilot knowledge and control.Pilot?s action ? simulating engine failure during final approach ? without prior co-pilot knowledge and control.Share on:
