Incident Overview
Date: Monday 25 October 1954
Aircraft Type: Short Sunderland MR.5
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: PP155
Location: Tranigigvaag Fjord, Faeroes Islands –
ÿ Denmark
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft hull and buoyancy system.Aircraft hull and buoyancy system.
Category: Accident
A Sunderland aircraft experienced a landing swell, resulting in a significant loss of buoyancy and subsequent sinking.A Sunderland aircraft experienced a landing swell, resulting in a significant loss of buoyancy and subsequent sinking.
Description
The Sunderland hit a swell on landing. It bounced, nosed in and sank.
Primary Cause
Landing swell conditions.Landing swell conditions.Share on:
