Narrative:
After landing at Iwakuni, Japan, the copilot inadvertently opened the right throttle and left cowl flap instead of both cowl flaps. The aircraft veered off the runway onto rough ground. The undercarriage collapsed.
Some parts were salvaged for spares.
» Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia / William M. Leary
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1950 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Civil Air Transport |
| Registration: | XT-862 |
| MSN: | 22351 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Iwakuni MCAS ( Japan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Iwakuni MCAS (IWK/RJOI), Japan |
After landing at Iwakuni, Japan, the copilot inadvertently opened the right throttle and left cowl flap instead of both cowl flaps. The aircraft veered off the runway onto rough ground. The undercarriage collapsed.
Some parts were salvaged for spares.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» CAT, Air Asia, Air Americathe Company on Taiwan I: Structure and Development / Dr. Joe F. Leeker, 2015» Perilous Missions: Civil Air Transport and CIA Covert Operations in Asia / William M. Leary
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