Incident Overview

Date: Tuesday 13 April 2010
Aircraft Type: Airbus A300B4-203 (F)
Owner/operator: AeroUnion – Aerotransporte de Carga Union
Registration Number: XA-TUE
Location: 0,7 km S of Monterrey International Airport (MTY) – ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: DGCA MexicoDGCA Mexico
Category: Accident
An Airbus A300B4-203F cargo plane crashed on final approach to Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo Airport (MTY), Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members and a car striking the runway. The flight, departing Mexico City-Benito Ju rez International Airport (MEX) on a cargo service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with an en route stop at Monterrey, was cleared for a VOR-DME approach to runway 11. The aircraft lost speed during a steep climb, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with a road.An Airbus A300B4-203F cargo plane crashed on final approach to Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo Airport (MTY), Mexico, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members and a car striking the runway. The flight, departing Mexico City-Benito Ju rez International Airport (MEX) on a cargo service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with an en route stop at Monterrey, was cleared for a VOR-DME approach to runway 11. The aircraft lost speed during a steep climb, resulting in a stall and subsequent impact with a road.

Description

An Airbus A300B4-203F cargo plane, registered XA-TUE, was destroyed when it crashed on final approach to Monterrey-Gen. Mariano Escobedo Airport (MTY), Mexico. All five crew members were killed as well as the driver of a car that was hit by the aircraft. AeroUnion Flight 302 had departed Mexico City-Benito Ju rez International Airport (MEX) on a cargo service to Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) with an en route stop at Monterrey. The flight had been cleared for a VOR-DME approach to runway 11 at Monterrey. At a distance of 3.2 DME from the runway the flight reported going around. At a distance of 2.6 DME, the indicated altitude and aircraft speed had not changed significantly. Then the aircraft began a steep climb to 3700 feet, during which the aircraft lost speed. The Airbus stalled and fell off the right, impacting a road at 700 meters to the right of the runway centreline. CAUSES: “Impact of aircraft on ground as a result of loss of control on a missed approach.” Contributing factors: – Lack of crew coordination (CRM) – Diminished situational awareness – Failure to follow proper operational procedures – Unstabilised non-precision approach – Unsuitable aircraft configuration – Adverse weather condition

Source of Information

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/672633.htmlhttp://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/672633.html

Primary Cause

Loss of control during a missed approach.Loss of control during a missed approach.

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