Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 June 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-AGE
Location: Puerto Deseado Airport, SC (PUD) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gearAircraft landing gear
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a series of errors during landing. The aircraft ran over the runway, resulting in a ditch.A DC-3 aircraft experienced a near-miss landing due to a series of errors during landing. The aircraft ran over the runway, resulting in a ditch.
Description
The DC-3 approached fast and touched down on its right gear some 200 m past the runway threshold. After traveling 120 m on the right wheel, the DC-3 lifted off briefly and touched down again 120 m further on, again on the right gear. The left wheel touched down after 30 m. The aircraft overran the runway, ending up in a 3 m deep ditch. Weather was given as 1500-2000 m visibility, ceiling 300, wind WSW 2 knots, runway rather muddy. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The accident was attributed to the error of the pilot in calculating the landing distance, made unfavourable meteorological conditions, with the result that the aircraft ran over the perimeter fence of the field and fell into a trench.”
Primary Cause
Error in pilot’s landing distance calculation, exacerbated by unfavorable meteorological conditions.Error in pilot’s landing distance calculation, exacerbated by unfavorable meteorological conditions.Share on:
