Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 October 1954
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Cruzeiro do Sul
Registration Number: PP-CCP
Location: Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont Airport, RJ (SDU) –
ÿ Brazil
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31
Component Affected: DC-3 aircraftDC-3 aircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft, ‘Jurema,’ made a rapid touchdown on a wet runway, resulting in a collision with Guanabara Bay. The pilot’s excessive speed in the tailwind conditions is believed to be the primary cause of the incident.A DC-3 aircraft, ‘Jurema,’ made a rapid touchdown on a wet runway, resulting in a collision with Guanabara Bay. The pilot’s excessive speed in the tailwind conditions is believed to be the primary cause of the incident.
Description
Fast touchdown on wet runway; the DC-3 named “Jurema” overran into Guanabara Bay PROBABLE CAUSE: “Error of judgement by he pilot in landing the aircraft too fast in tail wind conditions.”
Primary Cause
Error of judgement by the pilot in landing the aircraft too fast in tail wind conditions.Error of judgement by the pilot in landing the aircraft too fast in tail wind conditions.Share on:
