Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 January 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 720-059B
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-725
Location: Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) –
ÿ Ecuador
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: NosegearNosegear
Category: Accident
A Boeing Santanaer aircraft experienced a ground impact during an instrument approach to Quito, resulting in nosegear collapse. The aircraft overran the runway by 70 meters, despite being approaching at 143 knots. The pilot?s incorrect speed and distance calculations led to the landing speed exceeding the runway threshold.A Boeing Santanaer aircraft experienced a ground impact during an instrument approach to Quito, resulting in nosegear collapse. The aircraft overran the runway by 70 meters, despite being approaching at 143 knots. The pilot?s incorrect speed and distance calculations led to the landing speed exceeding the runway threshold.
Description
The crew made an instrument approach in VMC weather to Quito. The aircraft landed too fast (143 knots instead of 123 kts) 300 m down the runway. The Boeing, named “Santander”, overran the runway by 70 m and came to rest with the nosegear collapsed. PROBABLE CAUSE: Pilot misjudged speed and distance on landing and didn’t follow the appropriate procedures to activate the emergency brakes.
Primary Cause
Pilot misjudged speed and distance on landing and didn?t follow the appropriate procedures to activate the emergency brakes.Pilot misjudged speed and distance on landing and didn?t follow the appropriate procedures to activate the emergency brakes.Share on:
