User manual

Section Part B
PART 8 ABNORMAL LANDINGS
38 GENERAL
The amphibian configuration presents the crew with more than the usual abnormal landing
possibilities.
However, the water landing capability also presents a great safety factor in the face ( a
forced landing emergency (more options).
It is imperative that drills are followed precisely so that a situation is not worsened by
landing in the incorrect configuration for the surface.
WARNING: Under no circumstances should the aircraft be
landed on water with wheels down. The open bow door creates a very
dangerous configuration which will resuit in the immediate loss of the
aircraft, and danger to life of the crew and passengers.
39 GEAR UP LANDING
The obvious place to complete a wheels up landing is on the water.
The place chosen should be in accordance with normal fiying criteria as covered in
Section 5.
Added features should include access to beaching facilities, or areas for grounding, and to
assistance when securing the aircraft.
Should the aircraft be landed on a solid surface, damage can be expected to the Hull A
carefully executed wheels up landing can resuit in damage being limited to the bottom of
the keel. A sealed runway surface is often better in this regard and landing: on grass can
produce more damage to a greater area of the hull.
The landing should be completed using normal approach speeds so that the hull is a
parallel to the surface as possible at impact, and then the elevator used to keep the nose
up as much as possible as speed decreases in the run out, much as in a water landing.
Carry out normal drills to the round out with Gear Up, Floats Up:
Throttles
Mixtures
FWSO Valves
Fuel Selectors I
gnition
Generators
Battery Master switch
Closed
ldie Cut-off
Pull handles, Time Permitting
Off
Off
Off
Off
Vacate aircraft immediately when aircraft stops
Rev No: 00 Stichting Catalina PH-PBY
Page: 28 18 May, 2004