Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 February 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6BF
Owner/operator: West Indies Air Transport
Registration Number: N6103C
Location: San Juan-Isla Verde International Airport (SJU) –
ÿ Puerto Rico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right main gearRight main gear
Category: Accident
A DC-6 aircraft experienced a landing incident due to a pilot?s failure to ensure the right main gear was fully retracted prior to landing. The aircraft veered off the runway and landed in a drainage ditch, 4300 feet from the runway threshold and 200 feet to the right of the centerline. The incident was initiated by the pilot in command, who failed to follow approved procedures and emergency procedures.A DC-6 aircraft experienced a landing incident due to a pilot?s failure to ensure the right main gear was fully retracted prior to landing. The aircraft veered off the runway and landed in a drainage ditch, 4300 feet from the runway threshold and 200 feet to the right of the centerline. The incident was initiated by the pilot in command, who failed to follow approved procedures and emergency procedures.
Description
The undercarriage had to be recycled prior to landing in order to obtain a down and locked indication. The right main gear was still retracted, however. Despite a warning from the tower controller, the crew continued to land. The DC-6 veered off the runway and ended up in a drainage ditch, 4300 feet from the runway threshold and 200 feet to the right of the centerline. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – failed to assure the gear was down and locked pilot in command – failed to follow approved procedures,directives,etc. miscellaneous acts,conditions – improper emergency procedures FACTOR: airframe – landing gear: normal retraction/extension assembly
Primary Cause
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