Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 14 February 1991
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-282 Adv.
Owner/operator: TAP Air Portugal
Registration Number: CS-TEM
Location: Funchal Airport (FNC) –
ÿ Portugal
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93
Component Affected: Left Main GearLeft Main Gear
Category: Accident
A VOR/DME visual approach to runway 06 at Funchal Airport, Madeira, Portugal resulted in an undershoot of the displaced threshold by 160 meters. A left main gear collided with a small embankment, causing it to collapse.A VOR/DME visual approach to runway 06 at Funchal Airport, Madeira, Portugal resulted in an undershoot of the displaced threshold by 160 meters. A left main gear collided with a small embankment, causing it to collapse.
Description
The crew made a VOR/DME visual approach to runway 06 at Funchal Airport, Madeira, Portugal. The aircraft undershot the displaced threshold by 160 m. The left main gear collided with a small embankment and collapsed. Wind was reported as 025ø at 14 kt gusting at 23 kt. There may have been an orographic downdraft on short final.
Source of Information
https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/acidente-com-aviao-da-tap/https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/acidente-com-aviao-da-tap/Primary Cause
Undershoot of the displaced threshold during a VOR/DME approach.Undershoot of the displaced threshold during a VOR/DME approach.Share on:
