Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 January 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 0497
Location: Jacksonville, FL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s control surfaces, including the control column and rudder, and the hatch mechanism.The aircraft’s control surfaces, including the control column and rudder, and the hatch mechanism.
Category: Accident
A Cessna aircraft experienced a critical failure during a touch-and-go maneuver with the hatch open, resulting in a sinking.A Cessna aircraft experienced a critical failure during a touch-and-go maneuver with the hatch open, resulting in a sinking.
Description
Touch and go and taxi with hatch open and sank.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a critical maneuver due to a combination of inadequate airspeed and insufficient situational awareness.Loss of control during a critical maneuver due to a combination of inadequate airspeed and insufficient situational awareness.Share on:
