Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 19 October 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 48370
Location: San Juan NAS –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a hard landing at NAS San Juan, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a hard landing at NAS San Juan, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact.
Description
Sank after hard landing NAS San Juan.
Primary Cause
Pilot error during the landing procedure.Pilot error during the landing procedure.Share on:
