Incident Overview

Date: Friday 14 June 2002
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-9-14
Owner/operator: Intercontinental de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: HK-3859X
Location: Neiva-Benito Salas Airport (NVA) – ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 71
Component Affected: Landing Gear (specifically, the landing gear components)Landing Gear (specifically, the landing gear components)
Investigating Agency: AerocivilAerocivil
Category: Accident
An intercontinental flight from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) to Florencia and Neiva experienced a significant incident when a DC-9, departing Florencia at 18:00, encountered difficulties during its approach to the runway. The flight was cleared for a runway 01 approach, but the crew initiated gear and flap deployment, and the Neiva controller subsequently cleared the aircraft to land. A GPWS alarm was triggered, but the approach continued. The aircraft skidded to the left and right, requiring the crew to use rudder input to maintain control. Brakes failed to slow the aircraft sufficiently, resulting in a lateral drift, and the aircraft departed the end of the runway. Investigation suggests a likely cause related to the accumulated energy in the landing gear, leading to a 50% reduction in braking effectiveness, followed by a complete loss of braking due to the failure of the remaining landing gear components.An intercontinental flight from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) to Florencia and Neiva experienced a significant incident when a DC-9, departing Florencia at 18:00, encountered difficulties during its approach to the runway. The flight was cleared for a runway 01 approach, but the crew initiated gear and flap deployment, and the Neiva controller subsequently cleared the aircraft to land. A GPWS alarm was triggered, but the approach continued. The aircraft skidded to the left and right, requiring the crew to use rudder input to maintain control. Brakes failed to slow the aircraft sufficiently, resulting in a lateral drift, and the aircraft departed the end of the runway. Investigation suggests a likely cause related to the accumulated energy in the landing gear, leading to a 50% reduction in braking effectiveness, followed by a complete loss of braking due to the failure of the remaining landing gear components.

Description

Intercontinental de Aviacion Flight 8883 took off from Bogot -Eldorado Airport (BOG) at 17:00 on a flight to Florencia (FLA) and Neiva (NVA). The DC-9 departed Florencia within ten minutes, just before sunset at 18:00. The flight continued to Neiva and the crew were cleared for a runway 01 approach. When seven miles out the crew reported on finals and the captain ordered the gear and flaps down. The Neiva controller then cleared them to land. During the approach the GPWS alarm sounded, but the approach was continued. The DC-9 passed the runway threshold at a height of 140 feet (43 m) and the DC-9 touched down at the Bravo intersection, 1700 feet down the 5249 feet long runway. The airplane skidded left and right, which the crew attempted to control using rudder input. The brakes did not slow the aircraft down as expected, causing the plane to depart the end of the runway. CAUSA PROBABLE: “La energ¡a acumulada en el conjunto de las llantas desinfl¢ la llanta No 2 disminuyendo en un 50% la efectividad de frenada por p‚rdida del antiskid de ese conjunto en la misma proporci¢n, y posteriormente la perdida del 100% de la efectividad de frenado al estallarse las llantas No 3 y No 4 sucesivamente, haciendo que el avi¢n excediera la longitud remanente de pista conduciendo est a situaci¢n al accidente.” FACTORES CONTRIBUYENTES: “El aumento de velocidad del VRF por parte de la tripulaci¢n que increment¢ la longitud de aterrizaje. La aproximaci¢n desestabilizada efectuada por la tripulaci¢n. La presi¢n ejercida a la tripulaci¢n debido a la situaci¢n de orden publico en la ciudad de Florencia para efectos de una posible pernoctada de la aeronave y por consiguiente la tripulaci¢n.”

Primary Cause

Accumulated energy in the landing gear, leading to a loss of braking effectiveness.Accumulated energy in the landing gear, leading to a loss of braking effectiveness.

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