Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 April 1951
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Loide Areo Nacional
Registration Number: PP-LDC
Location: Guanabara Bay, RJ –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Curtiss aircraftCurtiss aircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot initiated a go-around due to unfavorable weather conditions on final approach. Subsequently, a tailwind landing attempt was made, but the Curtiss failed to stop on the runway, resulting in overrunning into Guanabara Bay.A pilot initiated a go-around due to unfavorable weather conditions on final approach. Subsequently, a tailwind landing attempt was made, but the Curtiss failed to stop on the runway, resulting in overrunning into Guanabara Bay.
Description
Weather conditions on final approach caused the pilot to go around. Another attempt to land was made, this time a tailwind landing. The Curtiss could not be stopped on the runway and overran into Guanabara Bay. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Pilot error associated with adverse weather conditions and the wet runway.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error associated with adverse weather conditions and the wet runway.Pilot error associated with adverse weather conditions and the wet runway.Share on:
