Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 16 July 1998
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41
Owner/operator: Dinar L¡neas A‚reas
Registration Number: LV-YOA
Location: Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP) – ÿ Argentina
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: SpoilersSpoilers
Category: Accident
Dinar flight 4153 experienced a runway excursion during landing at Jorge Newbery Airport, Argentina. The aircraft’s spoilers extended, causing it to drift off the left edge of the runway. Minor damage occurred, and two lights were broken. The incident was classified as an accident due to a rapid approach in adverse weather conditions.Dinar flight 4153 experienced a runway excursion during landing at Jorge Newbery Airport, Argentina. The aircraft’s spoilers extended, causing it to drift off the left edge of the runway. Minor damage occurred, and two lights were broken. The incident was classified as an accident due to a rapid approach in adverse weather conditions.

Description

Dinar flight 4153 was a scheduled service between Tucum n and Buenos Aires, Argentina. While on approach to runway 13 at Buenos Aires’ Jorge Newbery Airport, the crew received information from the controller that it was raining at the airport and that the runway was wet with poor braking action be expected. After touchdown the spoilers extended. At that moment the airplane began to drift off the left side of the runway. It came to rest with minor damage. The Argentinean accident investigation agency, JIAAC, classified the event as an accident. CAUSE: Runway excursion from the left edge during landing on a scheduled airline flight, causing very slight damage to the plane and two broken lights, due to a fast approach , performed normal and to the left of the runway centreline, in adverse weather conditions. Contributing Factors: The poor state of the side margins that did not have the recommended strength. The decrease in braking conditions due to the presence of water on the runway.

Primary Cause

Rapid approach in adverse weather conditions, resulting in a runway excursion.Rapid approach in adverse weather conditions, resulting in a runway excursion.

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