Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 8 January 2005
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83)
Owner/operator: Aero Rep£blica
Registration Number: VP-BGI
Location: Cali-Alfonso B. Aragon Airport (CLO) – ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 170
Component Affected: Main and nose undercarriage of the aircraft.Main and nose undercarriage of the aircraft.
Investigating Agency: AerocivilAerocivil
Category: Accident
Aero Rep£blica flight 7463 experienced a significant landing failure due to a rapid descent and improper runway configuration. The aircraft overran the runway, resulting in damage to the main and nose landing gear. The incident was likely caused by a combination of factors including a rushed descent, missing critical checklist items, excessive descent rate, and incorrect configuration leading to abnormal runway conditions.Aero Rep£blica flight 7463 experienced a significant landing failure due to a rapid descent and improper runway configuration. The aircraft overran the runway, resulting in damage to the main and nose landing gear. The incident was likely caused by a combination of factors including a rushed descent, missing critical checklist items, excessive descent rate, and incorrect configuration leading to abnormal runway conditions.

Description

Aero Rep£blica flight 7463 arrived at Cali following a flight from Cartagena. After touchdown on the 9842 feet long runway 19 the aircraft apparently overran the runway, coming to rest 800 feet past the end. The main and nose undercarriage were sheared off and the nose came to rest against a small perimeter fence. CAUSAS PROBABLES: “El accidente se produjo por una cadena de errores y fallas cuyo inicio fue el de aceptar y efectuar un descenso apresurado que indujo a omitir puntos esenciales en la lista de chequeo como, el arme de los Spoilers, excesivas ratas de descenso y velocidades y configuraci¢n defectuosa lo que llev¢ a colocar la aeronave en la pista en condiciones anormales y a 862 mts del lugar normal de sentada de ruedas. Esto conllev¢ a propiciar unas condiciones en el tren de aterrizaje principal derecho que indujeron a una vibraci¢n que no pudo ser controlada por el amortiguador dise¤ado par a neutralizarlas (Shimmy Damper), permitiendo cargas superiores a la resistencia de la tijera, la cual se rompi¢, propiciando la secuencia de da¤os posteriores.” English translation (unofficial) PROBABLE CAUSES: “The accident was caused by a chain of errors and mistakes which began by accepting and carrying out a hasty descent that led to the omission of key points in the checklist such as the arming of the Spoilers, excessive descent rate and speed and a configuration that led to faulty placement of the aircraft on the runway in abnormal conditions and 862 meters from the normal touchdown pount. These conditions caused a vibration of the right main landing gear that could not be controlled by the Shimmy Damper, allowing higher loads to the strength of the undercarriage, which broke.”

Primary Cause

Rushed descent and improper runway configuration leading to excessive descent rate and incorrect configuration.Rushed descent and improper runway configuration leading to excessive descent rate and incorrect configuration.

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