Consolidated PBY Catalina crash, Jul 27, 1998 (2 killed)
Consolidated PBY Catalina accident on July 27, 1998 near Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Structural failure of the...
- Date: July 27, 1998
- Aircraft: Consolidated PBY Catalina
- Location: Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Structural failure of the nose gear doors and torque tube, weakened by long-standing internal corrosion that was not inspected, during a water landing.
A privately operated Consolidated Catalina on a publicity photocall and short flights at Southampton Water landed with its nose gear doors failing and the nose sinking. The aircraft filled and sank, killing two of the passengers and crew. Investigators found severe corrosion in the nose gear operating torque tube, which had gone undetected because it was inside a closed area.