Manx Airways | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

On touchdown at Douglas-Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man, one of the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sank on runway and came to rest. There were no injuries but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-35-DK in Düsseldorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Manx Airways

Registration:

G-AMZC

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Douglas - Düsseldorf

MSN:

16522/33270

YOM:

1945

Location:

Düsseldorf-Lohausen

North Rhine-Westphalia

Country:

Germany

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

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Pax on board:

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Circumstances:

The crew was completing a positioning flight from Douglas, Isle of Man, to Düsseldorf to pick up passengers. While descending to Lohausen Airport, the crew received the permission to perform an ILS approach but for unknown reason, the captain preferred to make a visual approach despite the low visibility caused by marginal weather conditions. On final, the airplane was too low, hit trees and crashed 5 km short of runway. All three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying pilot who continued the descent without sufficient visual reference, causing the aircraft to pass below the glide in low visibility conditions.