Incident Overview
Date: Monday 25 December 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: VT-DUC
Location: Tiruchirappalli-Civil Airport (TRZ) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Pilot’s actions and the left-hand seat position during the landing.Pilot’s actions and the left-hand seat position during the landing.
Category: Accident
A landing accident occurred due to a pilot error involving the left-hand seat. The pilot?s action of allowing the co-pilot to effect the landing was deemed improper.A landing accident occurred due to a pilot error involving the left-hand seat. The pilot?s action of allowing the co-pilot to effect the landing was deemed improper.
Description
Suffered a landing accident. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Poor landing effected by the pilot from the left hand seat. The action of the pilot in permitting the co-pilot to effect the landing was injudicious.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error involving the left-hand seat.Pilot error involving the left-hand seat.Share on:
