Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 April 1955
Aircraft Type: Douglas SC-47D (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48765
Location: 56 km SE of Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main gear legMain gear leg
Category: Accident
A major gear leg failure occurred during a ski run on the Greenland ice cap, resulting in catastrophic damage to the aircraft.A major gear leg failure occurred during a ski run on the Greenland ice cap, resulting in catastrophic damage to the aircraft.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in an accident when a main gear leg broke when the ski ran into a crevasse on the Greenland ice cap.
Source of Information
http://www.tidsskriftetgronland.dk/archive/1993-4-Artikel01.pdf#page=1http://www.tidsskriftetgronland.dk/archive/1993-4-Artikel01.pdf#page=1Primary Cause
Ski run on the Greenland ice cap caused a primary gear leg failure.Ski run on the Greenland ice cap caused a primary gear leg failure.Share on:
