Date: | Sunday 17 April 1966 |
Time: | |
Type: | Fairchild C-119CF-FA Flying Boxcar |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 51-8019 |
MSN: | 10762 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV/KBLV) |
Destination airport: | Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV/KBLV) |
Narrative:A Fairchild C-119CF-FA Flying Boxcar transport plane, 51·8019, had undergone a periodic inspection and was dispatched with a minimum crew for a Functional Check Fight (FCF).
In the course of conducting checks at an altitude of 5000 feet, the no. 2 prop did not go into full feather. It continued to windmill. The crew then decided to return to Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV) immediately. The pilot requested a straight-in approach to runway 31. Engine no. 2 was shut down and the plane was configured for landing. The airplane was high on the approach so the crew executed a go around and came in for a second approach. This time the airplane was slightly high and too fast so the pilot again called for a go around.
During the transition from a high rate of descent to level flight for go around, the airspeed remained around 130 knots IAS. The captain raised the flaps from 40° to 20° and then reached for the gear up switch. The aircraft struck the runway and slid off the end into a grassy field. A fire that ensued after impact was contained by base crash and rescue crews.
Sources:
Fairchild C-82 and C-119 / Alwyn T. Lloyd, Aerofax, 2005
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