Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 March 1953
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator: AREA Ecuador
Registration Number: HC-SJA
Location: Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY) –
ÿ Panama
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Curtiss aircraft undercarriageCurtiss aircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
A Curtiss aircraft experienced a catastrophic collapse of its undercarriage during landing, resulting in a runway deviation and subsequent fire. The aircraft was destroyed.A Curtiss aircraft experienced a catastrophic collapse of its undercarriage during landing, resulting in a runway deviation and subsequent fire. The aircraft was destroyed.
Description
The undercarriage collapsed on landing, causing the Curtiss to veer off the runway, into a ravine. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Primary Cause
Undercarriage collapse during landing.Undercarriage collapse during landing.Share on:
