Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 04501
Location: Manus SPB, Admiralty Islands –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a severe landing failure due to a collapse of the bow, resulting in a wing tearing off.A small aircraft experienced a severe landing failure due to a collapse of the bow, resulting in a wing tearing off.
Description
Sank on hard landing after the bow collapsed and a wing tore off.
Source of Information
http://www.vpnavy.com/vp101_mishap.htmlhttp://www.vpnavy.com/vp101_mishap.htmlPrimary Cause
Bow collapse and wing tear-off during landing.Bow collapse and wing tear-off during landing.Share on:
