Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 May 1994
Aircraft Type: Fokker 50
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: PH-AVH
Location: C£cuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48
Component Affected: Nose undercarriageNose undercarriage
Category: Accident
An Avianca Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a landing accident at C£cuta, Colombia. The aircraft overran a drainage ditch following a visual approach, resulting in damage to the nose undercarriage and subsequent dismantling for repairs in the Netherlands.An Avianca Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a landing accident at C£cuta, Colombia. The aircraft overran a drainage ditch following a visual approach, resulting in damage to the nose undercarriage and subsequent dismantling for repairs in the Netherlands.
Description
An Avianca Fokker 50 sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at C£cuta, Colombia. The airplane touching down about halfway along runway 02 following a visual approach. The aircraft subsequently overran and crossed a drainage ditch. The nose undercarriage was torn off. The airplane was dismantled on site and transported to Woensdrecht, the Netherlands on September 1994 for repairs.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during a landing due to a deviation from the runway and a crossing of a drainage ditch.Loss of control during a landing due to a deviation from the runway and a crossing of a drainage ditch.Share on:
