Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 27 February 1945
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-96689
Location: Yankai –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The C-46 aircraft’s landing gear and wings.The C-46 aircraft’s landing gear and wings.
Category: Accident
A C-46 aircraft landed downwind with an overshot trajectory, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.A C-46 aircraft landed downwind with an overshot trajectory, resulting in significant damage beyond repair.
Description
Damaged beyond repair when the C-46 landed downwind and overshot the runway.
Source of Information
http://www.cbi-history.comhttp://www.cbi-history.comPrimary Cause
Incorrect landing technique and trajectory deviation.Incorrect landing technique and trajectory deviation.Share on:
