Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 March 1953
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B
Owner/operator: Transportes Areos Salvador
Registration Number: PP-SLG
Location: Itapebi, BA –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Second engineSecond engine
Category: Accident
A Heron aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its second engine mid-runway, leading to abandonment of the takeoff and subsequent damage beyond repair. The pilot?s decision to not continue with three engines operational was identified as the probable cause.A Heron aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its second engine mid-runway, leading to abandonment of the takeoff and subsequent damage beyond repair. The pilot?s decision to not continue with three engines operational was identified as the probable cause.
Description
Half way down the runway, the no. 2 engine suffered a loss of power. The takeoff was abandoned, but the Heron could not be stopped on the remaining runway. The aircraft overran and was damaged beyond repair as a result. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not continuing the takeoff with three engines still operating.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not continuing the takeoff with three engines still operating.Error of judgement on the part of the pilot in not continuing the takeoff with three engines still operating.Share on:
