Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 March 2005
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Air Global
Registration Number: YV-21CP
Location: Charallave-?scar Machado Zuloaga Airport –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, navigation system, and potentially the aircraft’s ground handling systems.Aircraft control systems, navigation system, and potentially the aircraft’s ground handling systems.
Category: Accident
A Citation aircraft made a critical error during approach to Runway 28 at Charallave, France. Due to a misjudgment of the terrain and a collision with the control tower, the aircraft broke through the cloud base, resulting in a crash and fire.A Citation aircraft made a critical error during approach to Runway 28 at Charallave, France. Due to a misjudgment of the terrain and a collision with the control tower, the aircraft broke through the cloud base, resulting in a crash and fire.
Description
The first VOR/DME approach to Charallave was abandoned. As the airplane broke through the cloud base at 800 feet during the second attempt to land at runway 28, it was not properly lined up with the runway. To avoid a collision with the control tower, the Citation turned right. The aircraft then crashed and burned.
Primary Cause
Incorrect terrain awareness and a misjudgment of the runway position led to a collision with the control tower.Incorrect terrain awareness and a misjudgment of the runway position led to a collision with the control tower.Share on:
