Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 15 September 1954
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland MR.5
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: PP122
Location: St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: HullHull
Category: Accident
A flying boat struck a submerged rock during landing, resulting in a hull rupture.A flying boat struck a submerged rock during landing, resulting in a hull rupture.
Description
The flying boat hit a submerged rock on landing causing a rupture in the hull.
Source of Information
http://books.google.nl/books?id=W0WFe7WZlcwChttp://books.google.nl/books?id=W0WFe7WZlcwCPrimary Cause
Hull rupture due to impact with a submerged obstacle.Hull rupture due to impact with a submerged obstacle.Share on:
