Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 12 August 1997
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-284 Adv.
Owner/operator: Olympic Airways
Registration Number: SX-BCI
Location: Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight ControlsAircraft Flight Controls
Category: Accident
A flight occurred during severe thunderstorms over an airport runway, resulting in an aircraft touchdown beyond the first third of the runway. The pilots, experienced captains, were under pressure due to the thunderstorms. The crew failed to apply provisioned procedures, leading to a deviation from standard procedures. The aircraft subsequently veered to the right to avoid entering the sea.A flight occurred during severe thunderstorms over an airport runway, resulting in an aircraft touchdown beyond the first third of the runway. The pilots, experienced captains, were under pressure due to the thunderstorms. The crew failed to apply provisioned procedures, leading to a deviation from standard procedures. The aircraft subsequently veered to the right to avoid entering the sea.
Description
The crew executed a non-precision VOR/DME approach for runway 34, with thunderstorms over the airport. Both pilots were captains with great experience on type. Crew cooperation was inadequate in that the provisioned procedures were not applied. The crew was under pressure from the thunderstorm. The aircraft touched down beyond the first third of the runway, overran and was steered to the right to avoid entering the sea/ Recommendations: 1) the aircraft operators should run cockpit resource management (crm). 2) the crew members should strictly apply the standard procedures. 3) flight crew should obtain flight simulator training in adverse weather conditions, on medium breaking action runway.
Primary Cause
Lack of application of provisioned procedures during adverse weather conditions due to pressure from thunderstorms.Lack of application of provisioned procedures during adverse weather conditions due to pressure from thunderstorms.Share on:
