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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-049 Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | American Overseas Airlines |
| Registration: | NC90922 |
| MSN: | 2052 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Boston Logan International Airport (BOS/KBOS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While landing in Boston the aircraft suffered the failure of the right main gear. The aircraft was repaired and nobody was injured.
The pilot missed his first approach, made under marginal ceilings and visibility, and received permission from the control tower to land on runway 33 believing he would land there instead of "parallel 33" which was then under construction but not marked as being closed . During landing roll pilot observed oil drums across the runway (placed some distance from the end) and applied brakes with a surging motion so as not to lock the wheels. After several surges the right landing gear wing structure collapsed, allowing wing to strike the runway, and the aircraft groundlooped.
Sources:
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/514201/NC90922
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=27311
https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/8076917522/in/photostream/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2024 16:43 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 02-Oct-2024 16:46 | ASN | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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