Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 48280
Location: Luganville Airfield (SON) –
ÿ Vanuatu
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, elevators, rudder)
Category: Accident
An aircraft overshot its landing and struck an obstacle, resulting in a minor impact.An aircraft overshot its landing and struck an obstacle, resulting in a minor impact.
Description
Overshot landing and hit obstacle.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Potential aerodynamic instability during landing, exacerbated by a combination of factors including insufficient airspeed and a loss of control.Potential aerodynamic instability during landing, exacerbated by a combination of factors including insufficient airspeed and a loss of control.Share on:
