Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 April 1997
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 88-4408
Location: Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU) –
ÿ Honduras
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft landing gear, control surfaces, and the aircraft itself.Aircraft landing gear, control surfaces, and the aircraft itself.
Category: Accident
A Hercules aircraft experienced a significant landing incident resulting in damage to the aircraft and surrounding infrastructure. The aircraft landed at a high altitude, exceeding the displaced threshold, and subsequently ran off the runway.A Hercules aircraft experienced a significant landing incident resulting in damage to the aircraft and surrounding infrastructure. The aircraft landed at a high altitude, exceeding the displaced threshold, and subsequently ran off the runway.
Description
The aircraft landed long at 2,000 feet past the displaced threshold, with 50 percent flaps, leaving approximately 3,000 feet of runway remaining at a higher-than-normal landing speed; overran the runway. The Hercules hit a concrete drainage ditch, went through a fence, over a sheer 50-foot drop-off and came to rest on a civilian highway interchange where it caught fire.
Primary Cause
Excessive speed and altitude during landing, leading to a runway excursion.Excessive speed and altitude during landing, leading to a runway excursion.Share on:
