Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 August 1960
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 22127
Location: Camp Tuto –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A RCAF 436 Sqn Flying Boxcar landed on a 2300 ft (706m) strip at Camp Tuto, Greenland, bouncing and swinging to the right. It slid 14 feet down an embankment, causing the aircraft to be written off. All onboard survived, but the aircraft was lost.A RCAF 436 Sqn Flying Boxcar landed on a 2300 ft (706m) strip at Camp Tuto, Greenland, bouncing and swinging to the right. It slid 14 feet down an embankment, causing the aircraft to be written off. All onboard survived, but the aircraft was lost.
Description
The RCAF 436 Sqn Flying Boxcar was landing on the 2300 ft (706m) strip at Camp Tuto, Greenland when it bounced and swung to the right. It left the runway and slid down a 14-foot embankment. All onboard survived, but the aircraft was written off. Camp Tuto was a US Army research station operating from 1954 to 1966, located at 9.5 miles (15 km) south-east of Thule Airbase.
Primary Cause
Bouncing and swinging during landing resulted in a slide down an embankment.Bouncing and swinging during landing resulted in a slide down an embankment.Share on:
