Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 January 2008
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202
Owner/operator: AIRES Colombia
Registration Number: HK-3997
Location: Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41
Component Affected: Left hand main gearLeft hand main gear
Investigating Agency: AerocivilAerocivil
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying out a landing with an unresolved fault in the left engine resulted in a runway excursion, causing the left hand main gear to collapse. Failure to correct maintenance reports and follow-up on repetitive entries contributed to the incident.An aircraft carrying out a landing with an unresolved fault in the left engine resulted in a runway excursion, causing the left hand main gear to collapse. Failure to correct maintenance reports and follow-up on repetitive entries contributed to the incident.
Description
Overran runway 13L at Bogot (BOG). The left hand main gear collapsed. translation from Spanish: PROBABLE CAUSE: “Carrying out a landing with an unresolved fault in the left engine, which prevented the aircraft be able to stop within the length of runway available, causing a runway excursion.” CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: “Failure to correct the maintenance reports in a satisfactory manner and failure to properly follow-up on repetitive entries.”
Primary Cause
Unresolved engine fault leading to runway excursion.Unresolved engine fault leading to runway excursion.Share on:
