Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 September 1984
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-8-54F
Owner/operator: L¡neas Areas del Caribe – LAC Colombia
Registration Number: HK-2380
Location: Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the rudder and flight control system).Aircraft control system (specifically, the rudder and flight control system).
Category: Accident
A DC-8 aircraft experienced a landing overrun while attempting a taxiway maneuver following a VOR-ILS approach. The pilot initiated a high-speed turn to regain control, resulting in the aircraft deviating from the runway.A DC-8 aircraft experienced a landing overrun while attempting a taxiway maneuver following a VOR-ILS approach. The pilot initiated a high-speed turn to regain control, resulting in the aircraft deviating from the runway.
Description
The DC-8 landed long on the (wet) runway 04 following a VOR-ILS approach. The pilot, feeling an overrun was imminent, tried to turn into a taxiway at high speed but of no avail.
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? excessive speed during a maneuver to regain control.Pilot error ? excessive speed during a maneuver to regain control.Share on:
