Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 March 1959
Aircraft Type: Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 141332
Location: Argentia-NAS, NL (NWP) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21
Component Affected: Right main landing gearRight main landing gear
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft experienced a severe windshear encounter during approach to runway 23. The aircraft landed hard, resulting in a collapse of the right main landing gear, subsequent fire, and a sharp rightward veering, leading to a runway excursion. The right wing sheared off, and the fuselage came to rest after further skidding, impacting the runway.A twin-engine aircraft experienced a severe windshear encounter during approach to runway 23. The aircraft landed hard, resulting in a collapse of the right main landing gear, subsequent fire, and a sharp rightward veering, leading to a runway excursion. The right wing sheared off, and the fuselage came to rest after further skidding, impacting the runway.
Description
Windshear encounter on approach to runway 23. The aircraft landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed, it caught fire as it skidded down the runway. After skidding some 1500 feet, the plane veered sharply to the right leaving the runway. The right wing sheared off and the fuselage came to stop after skidding another 400 feet off the runway.
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