Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | viernes 26 marzo 1965 |
Hora: | 08:15 |
Tipo: | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
Operador: | Aden Airways |
Registración: | VR-AAA |
Numéro de série: | 25586/14141 |
Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 14 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 17 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Hadibo ( Yemen)
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Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Riyan Airport (RIY/ODAR), Yemen |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Hadibo, Yemen |
Descripción:On landing the aircraft did not decelerate as expected. To avoid overrunning the runway into the sea, the pilot groundlooped the plane to the left. The right undercarriage collapsed as a result.
Probable Cause:
OPINION: "The accident resulted from lack of knowledge of aerodrome runway characteristics on the part of the captain combined with a down-wind component which was difficult to determine without adequate wind indication on the ground."
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.