Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Jul 16, 2018, Manley Hot Spr...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on July 16, 2018 near Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: The pilot could not...
- Date: July 16, 2018
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot could not reach the proper touchdown speed and decided to land with insufficient runway length for the tailwind.
A Curtiss C 46 Commando cargo flight from Fairbanks to Kenai diverted to Manley Hot Springs after one engine lost power. The pilot touched down fast with a tailwind, could not stop, and the airplane overran the runway with substantial fuselage damage. Both occupants survived, and the NTSB attributed the accident to the touchdown speed and the decision to land with a tailwind without enough runway.