Incident Overview
Date: Monday 27 July 1981
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Owner/operator: Aeromxico
Registration Number: XA-DEN
Location: Chihuahua-Gen Fierro Villalobos Airport (CUU) –
ÿ Mexico
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 66
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
A Aeromxico DC-9 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Chihuahua Airport (CUU) due to severe weather conditions. The aircraft bounced and struck the ground, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage and fire. The tropical weather, characterized by isolated cumulonimbus clouds and strong squalls and showers, contributed to the incident.A Aeromxico DC-9 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing at Chihuahua Airport (CUU) due to severe weather conditions. The aircraft bounced and struck the ground, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage and fire. The tropical weather, characterized by isolated cumulonimbus clouds and strong squalls and showers, contributed to the incident.
Description
The DC-9 landed 150 m to the right and 60 m after the runway threshold at Chihuahua Airport (CUU), Mexico. The aircraft bounced and struck the ground; the fuselage broke and the aircraft caught fire. Weather at the time: tropical air mass, isolated cumulonimbus with strong squalls and showers. Aeromxico flight 230 originated in Monterrey (MTY) and was bound for Tijuana (TIJ) with en route stops at Chihuahua (CUU), and Hermosillo (HMO).
Primary Cause
Tropical air mass, isolated cumulonimbus clouds with strong squalls and showers.Tropical air mass, isolated cumulonimbus clouds with strong squalls and showers.Share on:
