Narrative:
A Consolidated B-24 Liberator operated on a flight from Iquique to Santiago, Chile. On board were fifteen passengers and four crew members.
The flight departed Iquique at 08:40 hours and arrived at Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport at 13:45 hours. After touchdown the right wing dropped and the no. 4 propeller blades struck the runway. The pilot applied left brakes in order to stay on course but the airplane swerved off the side of the runway.
It appeared the right hand main landing gear had failed due to abnormal stress following a hard landing.
Landing gear collapse
Runway excursion
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 21 February 1955 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator C Mk VI |
| Operator: | Sociedad de Transportes Aéreos - ALA |
| Registration: | CC-CAN |
| MSN: | 1174 |
| First flight: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2371 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC) ( Chile)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Iquique-Cavancha Airport (IQQ/SCDA), Chile |
| Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport (ULC/SCTI), Chile |
A Consolidated B-24 Liberator operated on a flight from Iquique to Santiago, Chile. On board were fifteen passengers and four crew members.
The flight departed Iquique at 08:40 hours and arrived at Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport at 13:45 hours. After touchdown the right wing dropped and the no. 4 propeller blades struck the runway. The pilot applied left brakes in order to stay on course but the airplane swerved off the side of the runway.
It appeared the right hand main landing gear had failed due to abnormal stress following a hard landing.
Classification:
Heavy landingLanding gear collapse
Runway excursion
Sources:
» El Observador AeronáuticoPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Iquique-Cavancha Airport to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 1470 km (919 miles).
Distance from Iquique-Cavancha Airport to Santiago-Los Cerrillos Airport as the crow flies is 1470 km (919 miles).
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