Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 July 1994
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-3W0
Owner/operator: China Yunnan Airlines
Registration Number: B-2540
Location: Kunming Airport (KMG) –
ÿ China
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148
Component Affected: NosegearNosegear
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 B-2540 experienced a severe landing failure due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft approached Kunming Airport with excessive airspeed, resulting in overrunning across soft ground. The impact caused damage to approach lights and the ILS antenna, and the nosegear collapsed. The landing location was near runway 23, which is 11155 feet/3400 meters long.A Boeing 737 B-2540 experienced a severe landing failure due to adverse weather conditions. The aircraft approached Kunming Airport with excessive airspeed, resulting in overrunning across soft ground. The impact caused damage to approach lights and the ILS antenna, and the nosegear collapsed. The landing location was near runway 23, which is 11155 feet/3400 meters long.
Description
Weather was poor, rain showers and thunderstorms, as Boeing 737 B-2540 approached Kunming Airport. The Boeing landed 2500 feet down runway 03 at 170 knots, which is 50 knots too fast. The airplane could not be stopped on the remaining runway and overran across soft ground. It struck approach lights and the ILS antenna; the nosegear collapsed and was pushed into the avionics bay. Kunming’s runway 23 is 11155 feet/3400 m long.
Primary Cause
Excessive airspeed during poor weather conditions.Excessive airspeed during poor weather conditions.Share on:
