Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 December 1970
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Sobelair
Registration Number: OO-CTL
Location: M laga Airport (AGP) –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Lower end of the legLower end of the leg
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to hydraulic system failure caused by a broken cable attachment. The failure resulted in the aircraft running off the runway and releasing hydraulic fluid.A DC-6 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to hydraulic system failure caused by a broken cable attachment. The failure resulted in the aircraft running off the runway and releasing hydraulic fluid.
Description
The DC-6 had to return to Malaga due to bad weather conditions at the destination. A hydraulic system failure then caused the crew to make an emergency landing with just the nose- and right gear extended. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. The hydraulics failure was caused by an attachment securing the recovery spring cable to the lower end of the leg broke during retraction of the gear. The loose spring was caught between the hydraulic cylinder and other linkages, and the piston was pushed to one side of the cylinder, causing an escape of hydraulic fluid.
Primary Cause
Attachment securing the recovery spring cable to the lower end of the leg broke during retraction of the gear.Attachment securing the recovery spring cable to the lower end of the leg broke during retraction of the gear.Share on:
