
Descripción:
When flaps were extended on approach, the Convair began a series of uncontrolled pitch-up and pitch-down oscillations, crashed and slid onto runway 10. A layer of ice (0,5 inch high, 2,5 inch wide) was found on the wing.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of crew to utilize full deicing and anti-icing capabilities in known icing conditions.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 21 diciembre 1963 |
| Hora: | 11:42 |
| Tipo: |  Convair CV-580 |
| Operador: | Union Oil Company of California |
| Registración: | N7601 |
| Numéro de série: | 452 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1957 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Midland Air Terminal, TX (MAF) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Ejecutivo |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
| Midland Air Terminal, TX (MAF/KMAF), Estados Unidos de América |
When flaps were extended on approach, the Convair began a series of uncontrolled pitch-up and pitch-down oscillations, crashed and slid onto runway 10. A layer of ice (0,5 inch high, 2,5 inch wide) was found on the wing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Failure of crew to utilize full deicing and anti-icing capabilities in known icing conditions.
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