Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 48449
Location: San Diego-North Island NAS, CA (NZY) –
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Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., flaps, ailerons).Aircraft control surfaces (e.g., flaps, ailerons).
Category: Accident
During landing training, an aircraft sustained damage due to a sudden and unexpected gust of wind.During landing training, an aircraft sustained damage due to a sudden and unexpected gust of wind.
Description
Damaged during landing training.
Primary Cause
Unexpected gust of wind during landing training.Unexpected gust of wind during landing training.Share on:
