Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 November 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-DPD
Location: Jambi Airport (DJB) –
ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (landing gear, flight controls)Aircraft control system (landing gear, flight controls)
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a landing overrun due to excessive speed and improper technique during landing on a slippery runway. The captain?s error in executing a missed approach procedure contributed to the accident.An aircraft experienced a landing overrun due to excessive speed and improper technique during landing on a slippery runway. The captain?s error in executing a missed approach procedure contributed to the accident.
Description
Overran the runway on landing and came to rest in muddy terrain. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Poor technique on the part of the captain, in landing the aircraft too far down the slippery runway at an excessive speed. Contributory cause of this accident was error of judgement on the part of the captain, in that he failed to execute a missed approach procedure.”
Primary Cause
Poor technique on the part of the captain, in landing the aircraft too far down the slippery runway at an excessive speed.Poor technique on the part of the captain, in landing the aircraft too far down the slippery runway at an excessive speed.Share on:
