Détails:
The four-engine Lancastrian plane was destroyed by fire during a landing accident at Dubbo Airport, NSW (DBO). The airplane was engaged in a training flight, with the crew members practicing takeoffs and landings. At the time of the accident the pilot carried out a flapless landing. It failed to stop on the runway so the pilot attempted a ground loop in the south-east corner of the airfield. The left hand wheel gave way, causing the left wing to contact the ground. The wing broke, causing spilled fuel to ignite. The fire destroyed the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot carried out a flapless landing under unsuitable meteorological and wind conditions."
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| Date: | jeudi 7 avril 1949 |
| Heure: | 13:15 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Avro 691 Lancastrian C.1 |
| Compagnie: | Qantas |
| Immatriculation: | VH-EAS |
| Numéro de série: | 1184 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 8 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Dubbo Airport, NSW (DBO) ( Australie)
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| Élévation des lieux de l'accident: | 285 m (935 feet) amsl |
| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Entrainement |
| Aéroport de départ: | Dubbo Airport, NSW (DBO/YSDU), Australie |
| Dubbo Airport, NSW (DBO/YSDU), Australie |
The four-engine Lancastrian plane was destroyed by fire during a landing accident at Dubbo Airport, NSW (DBO). The airplane was engaged in a training flight, with the crew members practicing takeoffs and landings. At the time of the accident the pilot carried out a flapless landing. It failed to stop on the runway so the pilot attempted a ground loop in the south-east corner of the airfield. The left hand wheel gave way, causing the left wing to contact the ground. The wing broke, causing spilled fuel to ignite. The fire destroyed the aircraft.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot carried out a flapless landing under unsuitable meteorological and wind conditions."
Sources:
» The Canberra Times (8 April 1949)Photos
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