Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 May 1984
Aircraft Type: Learjet 35A
Owner/operator: Gobierno de Tierra del Fuego
Registration Number: LV-TDF
Location: 9 km E off Ushuaia Airport, TF (USH) –
ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
A pilot initiated IFR procedures while operating in poor visibility and snowstorm conditions, descending below minimum safe altitude due to an optical illusion. This resulted in a crash into water.A pilot initiated IFR procedures while operating in poor visibility and snowstorm conditions, descending below minimum safe altitude due to an optical illusion. This resulted in a crash into water.
Description
Crashed into water in poor weather (low visibility and snowstorm). The pilot descended below minimum safe altitude due to optical illusion when discontinuing IFR procedures and attempting a visual approach.
Primary Cause
Optical illusion induced descent.Optical illusion induced descent.Share on:
