ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334176
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Date: | Monday 8 September 1958 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-54A-DO (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Indian Airlines |
Registration: | VT-DIA |
MSN: | 3094 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Madras Airport (MAA) -
India
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM) |
Narrative:En route to Madras, a poorly installed gasket of the autopilot filter gave way, causing a failure of the main hydraulic system. The problems were not diagnosed correctly and upon landing the emergency handpump and air brake systems were not utilized properly, causing the DC-4 to overshoot the runway. The aircraft crashed into obstructions and was damaged beyond repair as a result.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the commander to effect a safe precautionary landing afte experiencing failures of the main hydraulic system in flight."
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