Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 31 January 1984
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-287 Adv.
Owner/operator: Aerolineas Argentinas
Registration Number: LV-MIO
Location: Rio Grande –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127
Component Affected: The runway and the shed.The runway and the shed.
Category: Accident
A pilot experienced a fatal collapse of a shed installed by a runway paving company during taxiing to the runway. A failure to displace the runway threshold, inadequate structural assessment of the deteriorated structure, and excessive pilot power contributed to the incident.A pilot experienced a fatal collapse of a shed installed by a runway paving company during taxiing to the runway. A failure to displace the runway threshold, inadequate structural assessment of the deteriorated structure, and excessive pilot power contributed to the incident.
Description
While taxiing to the runway, a shed installed by a runway paving company collapsed as a result of jet blast. One worker was killed and three injured. 1- the a/p authority had failed to displace the rwy threshold the prescribed distance from the obstacle. 2- failure of the construction firm to properly assess the danger posed by the deterioration of the structure. 3- excessive application of power by the pilot while taxiing.
Primary Cause
Failure to displace the runway threshold and inadequate structural assessment of the deteriorated structure.Failure to displace the runway threshold and inadequate structural assessment of the deteriorated structure.Share on:
