Incident Overview
Date: Friday 3 May 1963
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-340-59
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-CDW
Location: ca 1 km E of S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Second engineSecond engine
Category: Accident
A Convair aircraft experienced a significant incident when a second engine ignited. The pilot initiated a left turn, resulting in a nose-up flight, stalling, and impact with a house on Avenida Piassang. The incident was likely caused by improper procedures regarding the feathering of the second engine.A Convair aircraft experienced a significant incident when a second engine ignited. The pilot initiated a left turn, resulting in a nose-up flight, stalling, and impact with a house on Avenida Piassang. The incident was likely caused by improper procedures regarding the feathering of the second engine.
Description
The Convair had to return when the no. 2 engine caught fire. The captain feathered the prop and made a left turn. When on finals for runway 16, the Convair nosed up (45ø), stalled and struck a house on the Avenida Piassang. PROBABLE CAUSE: Probable pilot error: improper procedures on unfeathering of the no. 2 prop.
Primary Cause
Improper procedures on unfeathering of the second engine.Improper procedures on unfeathering of the second engine.Share on:
