Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 January 2003
Aircraft Type: Raytheon 390 Premier I
Owner/operator: Caribbean Aviation
Registration Number: N390RB
Location: Santo Domingo-Herrera Airport (HEX) –
ÿ Dominican Republic
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft lift dump systemAircraft lift dump system
Category: Accident
A pilot initiated a normal approach and landing on runway 19 at Herrera International Airport. Upon reaching the ground, the crew activated lift dump spoilers, but the system failed to function effectively, resulting in the aircraft being unable to stop and subsequently impacting two vehicles on Calle San Ant¢n, which is the end of the runway.A pilot initiated a normal approach and landing on runway 19 at Herrera International Airport. Upon reaching the ground, the crew activated lift dump spoilers, but the system failed to function effectively, resulting in the aircraft being unable to stop and subsequently impacting two vehicles on Calle San Ant¢n, which is the end of the runway.
Description
The pilot carried out a normal approach and landing on runway 19 at Herrera International Airport. Once on the ground the crew activated lift dump spoilers, but the system failed. They were unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane came to a stop, inverted beyond a street, calle San Ant¢n, that is at the end of the runway and struck two vehicles on the calle San Ant¢n.
Primary Cause
System failure of the aircraft’s lift dump system.System failure of the aircraft’s lift dump system.Share on:
