Incident Overview
Description
The aircraft was initially manufactured as a Lockheed PV-2 for the US Navy. After military service it was converted by Oakland Airmotive Corp for civilian use, including some modifications used in the Oakland Centaurus. Errors made in modification work and loading resulted in an out of limits aft Centre of Gravity. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while on a delivery flight to Micronesian Airlines. PROBABLE CAUSE: personnel – maintenance,servicing,inspection: improper maintenance (maintenance personnel) personnel – maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate inspection of aircraft (maintenance personnel) pilot in command – inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning miscellaneous acts,conditions – improperly loaded aircraft-weight-and/or c.g. FACTOR: miscellaneous acts,conditions – unapproved modification
Primary Cause
Inadequate maintenance, servicing, and inspection procedures performed by maintenance personnel, particularly regarding improper maintenance and inadequate inspection of the aircraft, contributed to the out-of-limits aft Center of Gravity.Inadequate maintenance, servicing, and inspection procedures performed by maintenance personnel, particularly regarding improper maintenance and inadequate inspection of the aircraft, contributed to the out-of-limits aft Center of Gravity.Share on:
