Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando
Owner/operator: Wheeler Airlines
Registration Number: CF-IHQ
Location: DEW Site 28, NU –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Curtiss CF-IHQ aircraft took off from a dewline airstrip at 00:27 for a flight to another airstrip. It struck the ground at 780 feet asl during its downwind leg. The probable cause was pilot error ? failure to maintain sufficient altitude while on the downwind leg of a circuit to land.A Curtiss CF-IHQ aircraft took off from a dewline airstrip at 00:27 for a flight to another airstrip. It struck the ground at 780 feet asl during its downwind leg. The probable cause was pilot error ? failure to maintain sufficient altitude while on the downwind leg of a circuit to land.
Description
Curtiss CF-IHQ took off from a dewline airstrip at 00:27 for a flight to another airstrip. The aircraft was on the downwind leg when it struck the ground at 780 feet asl. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot failed to maintain sufficient altitude and the aircraft struck the ground while on the downwind leg of a circuit to land.”
Primary Cause
Pilot error: Failure to maintain sufficient altitude during a circuit to land.Pilot error: Failure to maintain sufficient altitude during a circuit to land.Share on:
