Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 24 September 1972
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Owner/operator: Austin Airways
Registration Number: CF-AAD
Location: Great Whale River, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A propeller oversped during landing, resulting in an overshoot due to an unsafe gear indication. The pilot-in-command initiated an overshoot to maintain altitude with a windmilling propeller, but was unable to maintain control.A propeller oversped during landing, resulting in an overshoot due to an unsafe gear indication. The pilot-in-command initiated an overshoot to maintain altitude with a windmilling propeller, but was unable to maintain control.
Description
One propeller oversped and could not be feathered. During landing the pilot-in-command decided to overshoot because of an unsafe gear indication. However, he was unable to maintain altitude with gear down and a windmilling propeller.
Source of Information
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Unsafe gear indication leading to an overshoot during landing.Unsafe gear indication leading to an overshoot during landing.Share on:
