Incident Overview
Date: Monday 16 August 1976
Aircraft Type: Boeing 720-047B
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-723
Location: Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127
Component Affected: NosegearNosegear
Category: Accident
The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of lift during landing due to a severe rain squall, resulting in a stall and subsequent nosegear impact.The aircraft experienced a sudden loss of lift during landing due to a severe rain squall, resulting in a stall and subsequent nosegear impact.
Description
The aircraft lifted off again when passing through a rain squall on landing, stalled and dropped onto the nosegear.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xVAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=914%2C495894https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Yk0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xVAEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=914%2C495894Primary Cause
Severe rain squall conditions during landing caused a stall, leading to nosegear damage.Severe rain squall conditions during landing caused a stall, leading to nosegear damage.Share on:
