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| Date: | Tuesday 18 November 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Martin XB-48 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-59585 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore-Glenn L. Martin Airport, MD (MTN/KMTN) |
| NAS Patuxent River, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
The Martin XB-48 had a runway excursion while landing at NAS Patuxent River during its inaugural flight. The aircraft sustained minor damages. The aircraft blew all four tires on its fore-and-aft mounted undercarriage on landing when pilot Pat Tibbs applied heavy pressure to the specially-designed, but very slow to respond, insensitive air-braking lever.
Sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-48
http://aviationtrivia.blogspot.com/2010/09/martin-xb-48.html?m=1
Media:
#OTD in 1947: 1st prototype Martin XB-48 [45-59585] has a runway excursion in Maryland (US), there were no injuries reported. Incident occurred at NAS Pantuxet River when aborting a landing. The cause was traced to the fuel system, which is modified in the 2nd prototype. pic.twitter.com/sAb3YgawBk
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) November 19, 2022
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Apr-2023 06:38 | nhofmann54 | Added |
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