Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 5 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-748-245 Srs. 2A
Owner/operator: Avianca
Registration Number: HK-1408
Location: Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44
Component Affected: Aircraft Landing Gear and Control SurfacesAircraft Landing Gear and Control Surfaces
Category: Accident
A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 passenger plane experienced a catastrophic runway excursion accident at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport due to heavy rainfall. The aircraft touched down 469 meters past the threshold and veered left, resulting in a waterplane landing. Following this, it continued across the perimeter fence, impacting four houses and resulting in the deaths of three children.A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 passenger plane experienced a catastrophic runway excursion accident at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport due to heavy rainfall. The aircraft touched down 469 meters past the threshold and veered left, resulting in a waterplane landing. Following this, it continued across the perimeter fence, impacting four houses and resulting in the deaths of three children.
Description
A Hawker Siddeley HS-748 passenger plane was damaged beyond repair in a runway excursion accident at Bucaramanga-Gomez Ni¤o Airport. Due to rainfall at Bucaramanga, runway 10 was wet when the HS-748 approached the airport. The aircraft touched down 469 m past the threshold and started veering to the left for 312 m before corrective action was taken. The aircraft then veered to the right and aquaplaned off the runway when the pilot tried to ground loop. The aircraft continued through the perimeter fence, fell across a street and crashed into four houses. Three children were killed.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19730706&printsec=frontpage&hl=eshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=N2osnxbUuuUC&dat=19730706&printsec=frontpage&hl=esPrimary Cause
Heavy rainfall at Bucaramanga caused a wet runway, leading to a sudden and uncontrolled landing.Heavy rainfall at Bucaramanga caused a wet runway, leading to a sudden and uncontrolled landing.Share on:
