Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 June 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-28-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: VASP – Via?o Area S?o Paulo
Registration Number: PP-SPK
Location: Bras¡lia International Airport, DF (BSB) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: No specific aircraft component was identified in the description.No specific aircraft component was identified in the description.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to a simulated failure of the no. 2 engine, resulting in a crash landing outside the airfield. The pilot attempted an overshoot, but the no. 1 engine malfunctioned, leading to the aircraft’s loss of control and subsequent crash.A DC-3 aircraft experienced an emergency landing due to a simulated failure of the no. 2 engine, resulting in a crash landing outside the airfield. The pilot attempted an overshoot, but the no. 1 engine malfunctioned, leading to the aircraft’s loss of control and subsequent crash.
Description
An emergency landing was simulated with the no. 2 engine at reduced power. The DC-3 touched down short of the runway and attempted to overshoot. The no. 1 engine didn’t respond properly and the aircraft crash landed outside the airfield. PROBABLE CAUSE: “1) Incorrect supervision of training by the instructor. 2) Student pilot incorrectly used propeller controls.”
Primary Cause
Incorrect supervision of training by the instructor and student pilot incorrectly using propeller controls.Incorrect supervision of training by the instructor and student pilot incorrectly using propeller controls.Share on:
