Descripción:
The left main gear struck a sand ridge 100 feet short of the runway threshold, but the aircraft landed without problems at Bunia. After inspections at Stanleyville, damage to the aircraft appeared to be substantial.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot misjudged distance resulting in undershooting of the landing area."
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 6 marzo 1966 |
| Tipo: |  Curtiss C-46A-30-CU Commando |
| Operado por: | United Nations - UN |
| Alquilado a : | Transair Sweden |
| Registración: | SE-CFG |
| Numéro de série: | 26710 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Bunia Airport (BUX) ( República Democrática del Congo)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
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The left main gear struck a sand ridge 100 feet short of the runway threshold, but the aircraft landed without problems at Bunia. After inspections at Stanleyville, damage to the aircraft appeared to be substantial.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot misjudged distance resulting in undershooting of the landing area."
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