Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 11 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A)
Owner/operator: Panair do Brasil
Registration Number: PP-PCZ
Location: Portel, PA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, windshield and landing gear)Aircraft Control System (specifically, windshield and landing gear)
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a loss of control during landing due to severe wind conditions, resulting in a windshield stall and subsequent cabin flooding. The aircraft beached at a remote location with no evidence of repair.A passenger aircraft experienced a loss of control during landing due to severe wind conditions, resulting in a windshield stall and subsequent cabin flooding. The aircraft beached at a remote location with no evidence of repair.
Description
Lost control while landing in heavy winds. Windshield stoved in on heavy touchdown, cabin flooded. Aircraft beached, no record of repair.
Primary Cause
Severe wind conditions and inadequate aircraft control during landing.Severe wind conditions and inadequate aircraft control during landing.Share on:
