Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 September 1959
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-178
Owner/operator: Willys-Overland do Brasil Ltda
Registration Number: PP-ANU
Location: S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, SP (CGH) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Right hand main landing gearRight hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE aircraft departing S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport experienced a near-miss incident due to undercarriage retraction and low hydraulic pressure. The pilot detected a partial retraction and a loss of hydraulic pressure, leading to a runway deviation and collision with two stationary aircraft, including a DC-3-178 with registration PP-ANU.A Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE aircraft departing S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport experienced a near-miss incident due to undercarriage retraction and low hydraulic pressure. The pilot detected a partial retraction and a loss of hydraulic pressure, leading to a runway deviation and collision with two stationary aircraft, including a DC-3-178 with registration PP-ANU.
Description
Curtiss C-46A PP-BTE had just departed S?o Paulo-Congonhas Airport, Brazil, when the pilot noticed that the undercarriage had only partly retracted and that hydraulic pressure was low. The flight crew elected to return to Congonhas. Upon landing, the right hand main landing gear retracted, causing the aircraft to veer off the runway. It collided with two stationary aircraft. One of these aircraft was a DC-3-178, registered PP-ANU (msn 1545). The DC-3 was rebuilt using the rear fuselage of msn 34293/17028.
Primary Cause
Undercarriage retraction and hydraulic pressure loss during flight.Undercarriage retraction and hydraulic pressure loss during flight.Share on:
