Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 October 1992
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-8-55
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas del Caribe – LAC Colombia
Registration Number: HK-3753X
Location: Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Nose landing gearNose landing gear
Category: Accident
A flight occurred at Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Colombia, where directional control was lost during landing, resulting in a nose landing gear collapse.A flight occurred at Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Colombia, where directional control was lost during landing, resulting in a nose landing gear collapse.
Description
Directional control was lost on landing at Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Colombia. It veered off the left side of the runway. Subsequently the nose landing gear collapsed.
Primary Cause
Loss of directional control during landing.Loss of directional control during landing.Share on:
