Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 24 March 1992
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-321C
Owner/operator: Golden Star Air Cargo
Registration Number: ST-ALX
Location: 5,5 km SE of Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and systems (specifically the visual approach guidance system).Aircraft control surfaces and systems (specifically the visual approach guidance system).
Category: Accident
An aircraft deviated from the ILS localizer during a runway 33R approach, resulting in a collision with a 2000-foot hill. The pilot failed to comply with the ILS localizer procedures and initiated a visual approach, ultimately resulting in a missed approach.An aircraft deviated from the ILS localizer during a runway 33R approach, resulting in a collision with a 2000-foot hill. The pilot failed to comply with the ILS localizer procedures and initiated a visual approach, ultimately resulting in a missed approach.
Description
The aircraft deviated from the ILS localizer during a runway 33R approach and struck a 2000 feet hill (Mt. Hymettus). The pilot didn’t comply with the procedures for an ILS approach and attempted a visual approach. Although the pilot confirmed established on the ILS localizer, but he was not on the localizer course. The crew decided too late to perform a missed approach.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? failure to comply with ILS localizer procedures and initiate a visual approach.Pilot error ? failure to comply with ILS localizer procedures and initiate a visual approach.Share on:
