Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 December 1953
Aircraft Type: Canadair C-54GM North Star
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 17505
Location: Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Nose wheel oleoNose wheel oleo
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing mishap at Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska, due to a fractured nose wheel oleo during a crosswind landing in driving snow. The aircraft slid off the runway.An aircraft experienced a landing mishap at Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska, due to a fractured nose wheel oleo during a crosswind landing in driving snow. The aircraft slid off the runway.
Description
The aircraft suffered a mishap on landing at Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska, when the nose wheel oleo fractured during a crosswind landing in driving snow. The aircraft slid off the end of the runway. The plane was taking part in the Korean airlift.
Primary Cause
Crosswind landing conditions combined with a fractured nose wheel oleo.Crosswind landing conditions combined with a fractured nose wheel oleo.Share on:
