Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 May 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-ACQ
Location: R¡o Gallegos-Rio Chico Airport, SC (RGL) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Left main gear legLeft main gear leg
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, after a 600m ground run, experienced a landing issue, with a left main gear leg breaking off and a fire originating in the first engine. The fire was uncontrollable due to insufficient firefighting equipment. The incident was likely caused by the pilot’s decision to discontinue a take-off, potentially due to an abnormal propeller condition.A DC-3 aircraft, after a 600m ground run, experienced a landing issue, with a left main gear leg breaking off and a fire originating in the first engine. The fire was uncontrollable due to insufficient firefighting equipment. The incident was likely caused by the pilot’s decision to discontinue a take-off, potentially due to an abnormal propeller condition.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Rio Chico following a 600 m ground run but touched down again left of the runway. The left main gear leg broke off and a fire broke out in the no. 1 engine. This fire could not be contained due to a lack of adequate fire fighting equipment. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The fall of the aircraft when the pilot decided to discontinue a take-off which he considered abnormal and which is attributed to the fact that the propeller was probably feathered for undetermined reasons.”
Primary Cause
Pilot decision to discontinue a take-off, potentially due to an abnormal propeller condition.Pilot decision to discontinue a take-off, potentially due to an abnormal propeller condition.Share on:
