Aviation Accident Summary SEA85FA182

NORTHPORT, WA, USA

Aircraft #1

N2886D

CONSOLIDATED-VULTEE PBY-6A

Analysis

WATER BOMBER ACFT LANDED ON LAKE WITH DUMP DOORS PARTIALLY OPEN DURING LANDING PHASE OF WATER PICKUP RUN. MECHANICALLY OPERATED DUMP DOOR LOCKS WERE APPLIED BEFORE DUMP DOORS WERE CLOSED. PLT CONTROLLED DUMP DOORS FROM PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL, CO-PILOT OPERATED DOOR LOCKS BY SEPARATE CONTROL INDEPENDENT OF THE DUMP DOORS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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