ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336632
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Date: | Thursday 19 August 1948 |
Time: | 17:45 |
Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Owner/operator: | Qantas |
Registration: | VH-EAM |
MSN: | 9286 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5236 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S1C3-G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD -
Australia
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) |
Destination airport: | Brisbane-Archerfield Airport, QLD (ACF/YBAF) |
Narrative:The Certificate of Airworthiness of DC-3 VH-EAM expired on July 23, 1948 and the aircraft was overhauled at Archerfield Airport, Australia.
On completion of the overhaul on August 19, a Certificate of Inspection was issued to carry out a test flight.
The cause of the accident was loss of control of the aircraft during take-off due to the reversed operation of the aileron control surfaces which was caused by the incorrect assembly of the aileron control cables.
Contributory causes of the accident were:
1. Carelessness on the part of the pilot in that he did not ensure that the flying controls were functioning correctly before commencing the take-off on this test flight; and
2. Faulty inspection on the part of [name] in that he failed to detect that the aileron cables were incorrectly assembled during the overhaul of the aircraft.
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