Incident Overview
Description
Falcon LV-WLH operated on a cargo flight from C¢rdoba (COR) to Tucum n (TUC) and Salta (SLA). The aircraft took off from Tucum n at 21:45. At 22:01 the crew reported at FL180 over reporting point PONPI, 55 nm Salta. Two minutes later the flight was cleared to descend to the cloud level. At 22:08 the crew reported at 6500ft on top of the clouds in visual conditions. Shortly afterward the airplane flew into the side of Cerr¢ Chivilme at an altitude of 6970 feet. CAUSA PROBABLE: “Colisi¢n con una monta¤a durante el descenso previo al aterrizaje, debido a efectuar un procedimiento de aproximaci¢n por instrumentos distintos al vigente en el aeropuerto de destino con error de distancias y alturas. Son factores concurrentes: – Usar el GPS como instrumento primario de navegaci¢n, cuando debe ser usado como instrumento suplementario o de referencia. – Falta de control sobre los instrumentos y procedimientos, por deficiente coordinaci¢n de cabina (CRM). – Colocaci¢n de un punto ficticio en el GPS con un nombre F-SAL que se confunde f cilmente con SAL, sigla del aeropuerto Salta.” PROBABLE CAUSE (translated from Spanish): Collision with a mountain during the descent prior to landing, while flying an instrument approach procedure other than the existing airport destination with errors in distances and heights. Contributing factors were: – Use of GPS as the primary instrument of navigation, when it should be used as a supplementary tool or reference. – Lack of control over the instruments and procedures, poor CRM. – Placement of a fictitious point in the GPS with the name “F-SAL” which is easily confused with “SALT”, the acronym of the Salta airport.
Primary Cause
Instrumental error and inadequate CRM during an instrument approach, leading to a deviation from standard airport procedures and resulting in a collision with a mountain.Instrumental error and inadequate CRM during an instrument approach, leading to a deviation from standard airport procedures and resulting in a collision with a mountain.Share on:
