Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 April 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Trans Australia Airlines – TAA, lsf Ansett Airlines of PNG
Registration Number: VH-PNB
Location: Madang Airport (MAG) –
ÿ Papua New Guinea
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Rear wheelRear wheel
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane experienced hydraulic failure during approach to Mendi, Papua New Guinea. The plane veered off the strip into the mangroves due to the pilot?s action of pulling the rear wheel pin, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent grounding.A C-47 transport plane experienced hydraulic failure during approach to Mendi, Papua New Guinea. The plane veered off the strip into the mangroves due to the pilot?s action of pulling the rear wheel pin, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent grounding.
Description
A C-47 transport plane was chartered to fly cargo from Madang to Mendi, Papua New Guinea. On the approach hydraulics were lost and the plane returned to Madang. The plane was going to run off the end of the strip into Madang harbour, so the pilots pulled the pin on the rear wheel which caused the aircraft to veer to the left and into the mangroves. The C-47 was withdrawn from use at Madang. It was used for fire practices and scrapped in 1978.
Source of Information
http://www.pngaa.net/Library/MadangAirport1973/photo1.html, http://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/152566-png-ples-bilong-tok-tok-97.htmlhttp://www.pngaa.net/Library/MadangAirport1973/photo1.html, http://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/152566-png-ples-bilong-tok-tok-97.htmlPrimary Cause
Hydraulic failure during approach.Hydraulic failure during approach.Share on:
