Incident Overview

Date: Wednesday 25 June 1997
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-21F
Owner/operator: Aerosucre Colombia
Registration Number: HK-1717
Location: Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) – ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The airplane’s nose gear.The airplane’s nose gear.
Investigating Agency: AerocivilAerocivil
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 cargo plane, HK-1717, experienced a significant runway excursion accident on takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All six occupants survived. The aircraft accelerated down runway 31 when two explosions were heard, followed by a strong vibration, prompting the pilot to abort the takeoff at 130 kts. The airplane failed to stop on the runway and continued for approximately 500 meters past the end. The nose gear separated.A Boeing 727 cargo plane, HK-1717, experienced a significant runway excursion accident on takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All six occupants survived. The aircraft accelerated down runway 31 when two explosions were heard, followed by a strong vibration, prompting the pilot to abort the takeoff at 130 kts. The airplane failed to stop on the runway and continued for approximately 500 meters past the end. The nose gear separated.

Description

A Boeing 727 cargo plane, registered HK-1717, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident on takeoff from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia. All six on board survived the accident. The airplane was accelerating down runway 31 on takeoff when the crew heard two explosions and then experienced a strong vibration. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff at a speed of 130 kts. The airplane could not be stopped on the runway and continued for about 500 m past the end of the runway. The nose gear separated. PROBABLE CAUSE:”The overweight of 3223 lbs. causing the V1 decision speed to be increased by reducing the stopping distance, which was insufficient when the pilot flying discontinued the take off in wet runway conditions.” PROBABLE CAUSE: “The 3223 lbs overweight. Making the decision speed V1 higher by reducing the stopping distance, which was insufficient for the pilot at the controls to discontinue the takeoff on a wet runway.”

Primary Cause

The overweight of 3223 lbs caused the V1 decision speed to be increased, reducing the stopping distance, which was insufficient for the pilot to discontinue the takeoff on a wet runway.The overweight of 3223 lbs caused the V1 decision speed to be increased, reducing the stopping distance, which was insufficient for the pilot to discontinue the takeoff on a wet runway.

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