Incident Overview
Date: Monday 21 November 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-30-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Bahamas Airways
Registration Number: VP-BBN
Location: Nassau-Oakes Field –
ÿ Bahamas
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: No. 2 Engine Nacelle StructureNo. 2 Engine Nacelle Structure
Category: Accident
A Douglas C-47 aircraft took off from Nassau and experienced a fire and subsequent mechanical failure during landing. The engine crashed onto the runway, resulting in tire failure and a subsequent veering off the runway. The aircraft landed in a bush area.A Douglas C-47 aircraft took off from Nassau and experienced a fire and subsequent mechanical failure during landing. The engine crashed onto the runway, resulting in tire failure and a subsequent veering off the runway. The aircraft landed in a bush area.
Description
The Bahamas Airways Douglas C-47 had just taken off from Nassau when a fire occurred in the no. 2 engine. The prop was feathered immediately and the crew returned to Nassau. Intense smoke had developed in the cockpit, but the crew managed to land the plane on runway 27, downwind. During the landing roll the no. 2 engine nacelle structure failed causing the engine to drop onto the runway. It was then struck by the main gear leg, causing the tyre to burst. The C-47 veered off the runway and came to rest in a bush area on the right side of the runway about 1000 feet from the centreline. The no.2 engine had been overhauled in Miami on November 20, 1960.
Primary Cause
Engine failure during landing due to a damaged nacelle structure.Engine failure during landing due to a damaged nacelle structure.Share on:
