Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 June 1973
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-0
Owner/operator: ARCO – Aerolineas Colonia
Registration Number: CX-BHS
Location: Colonia Airport (CYR) –
ÿ Uruguay
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: The left main landing gear.The left main landing gear.
Category: Accident
A Convair aircraft touched down approximately 12 meters short of the runway 29 threshold. The left main landing gear struck a threshold light, causing the light to separate. The aircraft then swerved off the side of the runway, resulting in the left main gear collapsing. The pilot-in-command’s approach was deemed too low, leading to the landing short of the runway.A Convair aircraft touched down approximately 12 meters short of the runway 29 threshold. The left main landing gear struck a threshold light, causing the light to separate. The aircraft then swerved off the side of the runway, resulting in the left main gear collapsing. The pilot-in-command’s approach was deemed too low, leading to the landing short of the runway.
Description
The Convair touched down about 12 meters short of the runway 29 threshold. The airplane’s left main landing gear struck a threshold light, causing the light to separate. The airplane then swerved off the side of the runway, causing the left main gear to collapse. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot-in-command having made too low an approach and having touched down before the threshold of the runway.”
Primary Cause
The pilot-in-command having made too low an approach and having touched down before the threshold of the runway.The pilot-in-command having made too low an approach and having touched down before the threshold of the runway.Share on:
