Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 4 August 1982
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-21
Owner/operator: Aerotal Colombia
Registration Number: HK-2559
Location: Santa Marta-Simon Bolivar Airport (SMR) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Left main gearLeft main gear
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft undershot the runway during landing, resulting in a significant bounce and subsequent runway off-runway impact.A Boeing 737 aircraft undershot the runway during landing, resulting in a significant bounce and subsequent runway off-runway impact.
Description
The Boeing undershot the runway, causing it to bounce and landed heavily on the runway. The left main gear subsequently collapsed, and the Boeing ran off the side of the runway.
Primary Cause
Undershooting the runway.Undershooting the runway.Share on:
