Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 March 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Airways (India)
Registration Number: VT-CUZ
Location: Khowai Airport (IXN) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear and control surfaces.Aircraft landing gear and control surfaces.
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47A aircraft experienced a landing issue due to excessive runway wetness, resulting in it overrunning and coming to rest in a ditch.A Douglas C-47A aircraft experienced a landing issue due to excessive runway wetness, resulting in it overrunning and coming to rest in a ditch.
Description
The Douglas C-47A landed too far down a wet runway. The aircraft overran and came to rest in a ditch.
Primary Cause
Excessive runway wetness caused the aircraft to overrun.Excessive runway wetness caused the aircraft to overrun.Share on:
