Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-21
Owner/operator: Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: N327PA
Location: San Jos-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) –
ÿ Costa Rica
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73
Component Affected: Approach lights and landing gearApproach lights and landing gear
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Boeing aircraft, the ‘Clipper Meteor’, experienced a significant incident during heavy rain, resulting in a crash landing in a field. The aircraft undershot the runway and suffered severe damage to the approach lights and landing gear.A Boeing aircraft, the ‘Clipper Meteor’, experienced a significant incident during heavy rain, resulting in a crash landing in a field. The aircraft undershot the runway and suffered severe damage to the approach lights and landing gear.
Description
The Boeing, named “Clipper Meteor”, undershot runway 07 in heavy rain. The aircraft struck approach lights and the landing gear had sheared off when the plane came to rest in a field.
Primary Cause
Undershooting the runway.Undershooting the runway.Share on:
