Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 February 1971
Aircraft Type: Boeing S.307B-1 Stratoliner
Owner/operator: Royal Air Lao
Registration Number: XW-PGR
Location: Luang Prabang Airport (LPQ) –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: Aircraft wingAircraft wing
Category: Accident
An aircraft was cleared to land on runway 24. The pilot observed a dust cloud obscuring the forward portion of a Royal Laotian Air Force C-47 aircraft at short final approach. The pilot failed to adjust course and struck the C-47, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s left wing.An aircraft was cleared to land on runway 24. The pilot observed a dust cloud obscuring the forward portion of a Royal Laotian Air Force C-47 aircraft at short final approach. The pilot failed to adjust course and struck the C-47, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s left wing.
Description
The aircraft had been cleared to land on runway 24. When on short final the pilot saw a cloud of dust covering the forward part of a C-47 of the Royal Laotian Air Force which was standing at the holding point. Being unaware that the C-47 had moved forward he did not go around and the aircraft’s left wing struck the C-47.
Source of Information
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/boeing.pdfhttp://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/boeing.pdfPrimary Cause
Pilot error ? failure to adjust course upon recognizing the C-47 presence.Pilot error ? failure to adjust course upon recognizing the C-47 presence.Share on:
