Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 October 1942
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-3 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 0907
Location: Corpus Christi NAS, TX (NGP) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
A water loop during landing resulted in a loss of control, leading to a potential emergency landing.A water loop during landing resulted in a loss of control, leading to a potential emergency landing.
Description
Water looped while landing.
Primary Cause
Turbulence caused by the water loop disrupted the aircraft?s stability, causing a loss of control and subsequent landing.Turbulence caused by the water loop disrupted the aircraft?s stability, causing a loss of control and subsequent landing.Share on:
