Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 April 1971
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Kenya Department of Civil Aviation
Registration Number: 5Y-DCA
Location: Nairobi International Airport (NBO) –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A flight handling test and landing resulted in a near-miss incident where the pilots exchanged positions. The aircraft swung off the taxiway into a storm drain due to a crosswind factor during a taxiing maneuver. The incident was likely caused by the aircraft being subjected to a strong crosswind during a taxiing operation.A flight handling test and landing resulted in a near-miss incident where the pilots exchanged positions. The aircraft swung off the taxiway into a storm drain due to a crosswind factor during a taxiing maneuver. The incident was likely caused by the aircraft being subjected to a strong crosswind during a taxiing operation.
Description
Following a flight handling test and landing the pilots exchanged positions. The aircraft was being taxied back along a taxiway for a further take-off when it swung off the taxiway into a storm drain. Probable cause: the aircraft was, during a taxiing operation, subjected to a crosswind factor which caused the aircraft to swing, and before corrective action was effected the aircraft ran into a storm drain.
Primary Cause
Crosswind factor during taxiing.Crosswind factor during taxiing.Share on:
