Incident Overview
Date: Monday 10 September 1973
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado
Owner/operator: California Airmotive Corp.
Registration Number: N7876
Location: Guam-Agana NAS (NGM) –
ÿ Guam
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An ILS approach in marginal weather resulted in a collision between a Convair aircraft and two GCA units. The aircraft then veered to the left and collided with a fire fighting water wagon. The pilot?s in-flight decisions and weather conditions, particularly turbulence, contributed to the incident.An ILS approach in marginal weather resulted in a collision between a Convair aircraft and two GCA units. The aircraft then veered to the left and collided with a fire fighting water wagon. The pilot?s in-flight decisions and weather conditions, particularly turbulence, contributed to the incident.
Description
After an ILS approach in marginal weather (heavy rainstorm), the aircraft touched down 500 m past the threshold. The Convair then veered to the left and collided with a GCA unit (1006 m past runway threshold and 45 to the left) and a fire fighting water wagon. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – improper in-flight decisions or planning weather – turbulence, associated w/clouds and/or thunderstorms FACTORS: miscellaneous acts,conditions – overload failure weather briefing – no record of briefing received weather forecast – unknown/not reported
Primary Cause
Pilot in command ? improper in-flight decisions or planning weather ? turbulence, associated with clouds and/or thunderstormsPilot in command ? improper in-flight decisions or planning weather ? turbulence, associated with clouds and/or thunderstormsShare on:
