Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 August 1943
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 2446
Location: New Guinea –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: The entire flying boat, specifically the flight control systems and engine.The entire flying boat, specifically the flight control systems and engine.
Category: Accident
A flying boat experienced a catastrophic landing due to stalled flight, sudden wave impact, and engine failure. The plane was severely damaged, resulting in sinking.A flying boat experienced a catastrophic landing due to stalled flight, sudden wave impact, and engine failure. The plane was severely damaged, resulting in sinking.
Description
The pilot was attempting to land the flying boat about three miles off shore from New Guinea to avoid heavy surf. The plane was full stalled at about 5 feet and dropped down on a crest of a swell. It bounced into the air coming down in the following trough. The starboard engine came out of its mount and dropped into sea, leaving connecting lines on fire. The plane eventually sank.
Primary Cause
Stalled flight and sudden wave impact caused by a crest of a swell.Stalled flight and sudden wave impact caused by a crest of a swell.Share on:
