Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 March 1992
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-9-15
Owner/operator: Intercontinental de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: HK-2864X
Location: Tumaco-La Florida Airport (TCO) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 92
Component Affected: SpoilersSpoilers
Category: Accident
A DC-9 experienced a significant landing at Tumaco, resulting in fuselage cracking due to a manual selection of spoilers prior to touchdown. This occurred during a scheduled flight between Bogot (BOG), Pasto (PSO), and Tumaco (TCO) with en route stops at Cali (CLO) and Tumaco (TCO).A DC-9 experienced a significant landing at Tumaco, resulting in fuselage cracking due to a manual selection of spoilers prior to touchdown. This occurred during a scheduled flight between Bogot (BOG), Pasto (PSO), and Tumaco (TCO) with en route stops at Cali (CLO) and Tumaco (TCO).
Description
The DC-9 made a heavy landing at Tumaco, causing the fuselage to crack aft of overwing exits. The spoilers extended just prior to touchdown, possibly because of an inadvertent manual selection. According to a 1992 time table, the only Intercontinental de Aviaci¢n flight stopping in Tumaco was flight RS201 from Bogot (BOG) to Pasto (PSO) with en route stops at Cali (CLO) and Tumaco (TCO).
Primary Cause
Manual selection of spoilers prior to touchdown.Manual selection of spoilers prior to touchdown.Share on:
