Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1989
Aircraft Type: Learjet 25D
Owner/operator: Gobierno de la Provincia de Misiones
Registration Number: LV-MMV
Location: N off Posadas Airport, MI (PSS) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (altitude sensor and system).Aircraft control system (altitude sensor and system).
Category: Accident
A Learjet aircraft aborted its instrument approach at Posadas runway 01 due to its altitude exceeding the runway’s designated limit. A visual approach attempt was made at runway 19, but the aircraft collided with the water of Rio Alta in Paran .A Learjet aircraft aborted its instrument approach at Posadas runway 01 due to its altitude exceeding the runway’s designated limit. A visual approach attempt was made at runway 19, but the aircraft collided with the water of Rio Alta in Paran .
Description
A runway 01 instrument approach at Posadas was aborted because the Learjet came in too high. A visual runway 19 approach was attempted, but the plane collided with the water of Rio Alta Paran .
Primary Cause
Incorrect altitude setting during the approach.Incorrect altitude setting during the approach.Share on:
