Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 October 1969
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A4-147
Location: Tapini Airport (TPI) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a loss of control while operating short of the runway, resulting in a crash.A small aircraft experienced a loss of control while operating short of the runway, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed short of the runway.
Source of Information
http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Pilot error due to loss of situational awareness and inadequate control inputs.Pilot error due to loss of situational awareness and inadequate control inputs.Share on:
