Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 April 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-L853
Location: Kolomyya –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, landing gear, and the aircraft’s overall stability.Aircraft control systems, landing gear, and the aircraft’s overall stability.
Category: Accident
A Major-General initiated an unplanned and forceful landing at Kolomyya, Ukraine, resulting in a significant aircraft malfunction and a controlled descent onto a slope. The pilot interfered with the crew’s landing procedure, leading to a late touchdown and runway overrunning.A Major-General initiated an unplanned and forceful landing at Kolomyya, Ukraine, resulting in a significant aircraft malfunction and a controlled descent onto a slope. The pilot interfered with the crew’s landing procedure, leading to a late touchdown and runway overrunning.
Description
During an attempted landing at Kolomyya in Ukraine, a Major-General who was in the cockpit interfered and forced the crew to change the landing direction to the opposite. The aircraft touched down late, overran the runway and fell down a slope.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Pilot interference and unauthorized control of the aircraft’s landing sequence.Pilot interference and unauthorized control of the aircraft’s landing sequence.Share on:
