Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 May 1996
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-9-15
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas Allegro
Registration Number: XA-SNR
Location: Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Component Affected: Aircraft engines, landing gear, nosegear, and right main gear.Aircraft engines, landing gear, nosegear, and right main gear.
Category: Accident
A DC-9 deviated from its planned route from Orlando to Canc£n, resulting in a sudden and catastrophic landing short of the runway due to engine failure and subsequent mechanical issues.A DC-9 deviated from its planned route from Orlando to Canc£n, resulting in a sudden and catastrophic landing short of the runway due to engine failure and subsequent mechanical issues.
Description
The DC-9 had strayed some 300 miles off course on a flight from Orlando to Canc£n. Because the aircraft was low on fuel, the crew chose to divert to Tampico. But when the aircraft was 65 miles out of Tampico, both engines flamed out. When on finals for runway 31, the gear was lowered. The sudden drag caused higher rate of descent and resulted in the aircraft touching down 300 m short of the runway. The nosegear and right main gear collapsed when the aircraft struck concrete plinths of the approach lights.
Primary Cause
Engine failure and subsequent mechanical failures, leading to loss of control and a rapid descent.Engine failure and subsequent mechanical failures, leading to loss of control and a rapid descent.Share on:
