Incident Overview

Description
On October 24, 2014, the aircraft took off from Marcos A. Gelabert Airport at 15:38 UTC (10:38 local time) and headed to Panam Pac¡fico Airport, where it remained parked until 23:15 UTC (18:15 local) before departing again towards Aruba, without incident. At 23:48 UTC (18:48 local), the flight requested the lights to be turned on, indicating that the aircraft was returning to Panam Pac¡fico. At 00:03 UTC (19:03 local), the pilot reported that the aircraft was returning due to pressurization issues and that it was five minutes from landing. At 00:11 UTC (19:11 local), the aircraft landed and was observed touching down on runway 36 at high speed; it never decelerated. At taxiway B, the sound of the thrust reverser was heard, but the aircraft continued until it went off the end of runway 18, traversing 305 meters of the stopway. At the end of this distance, there is a slope that ends in a drainage ditch, where the aircraft ended up. The two Colombian pilots were not injured. After a checkup in the hospital, they disappeared. CONCLUSIONS The cause of the aircraft accident was the impact with the drainage ditch after having fallen into it. It was a series of events that led to this incident: – The aircraft flew with fuel in an unauthorized bladder, and during flight, due to cabin pressure, fuel spilled from a coupling of the hose coming out of the bladder. – The strong smell of fuel inside the cabin led the crew, even while using oxygen masks, to decide to return to the departure airport. – The landing was extended beyond the threshold of runway 36, running past the 380-meter mark of the stopway and falling into the drainage ditch.
Source of Information
https://portal.aeronautica.gob.pa/upia/archivo/38382_N-100EJ_-17.09.2024_informe_final.pdfhttps://portal.aeronautica.gob.pa/upia/archivo/38382_N-100EJ_-17.09.2024_informe_final.pdfPrimary Cause
Fuel spill from a hose coupling during flight due to cabin pressure exacerbated by the aircraft?s flight path.Fuel spill from a hose coupling during flight due to cabin pressure exacerbated by the aircraft?s flight path.Share on: