Málaga

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Funchal – Málaga

MSN:

BB-254

YOM:

1977

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

332

Captain / Total hours on type:

10.00

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Funchal-Santa Cruz Madeira Airport runway 05 at 2154LT on a charter flight to Málaga, carrying one pilot and nine Spanish passengers, three men, three women and three children aged 2, 4 and 7. During initial climb by night, at an altitude of 2,200 feet, the aircraft entered a cloud then entered a left turn and an uncontrolled descent. Forty seconds later, it crashed in the sea less than one km offshore, northeast of Caniçal. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 10 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the pilot lost control of the aircraft following a spatial disorientation.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker 50 in Mellila

Date & Time: Jan 17, 2003 at 1201 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker 50

Operator:

Registration:

PH-FZE

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN)

Schedule:

Málaga – Melilla

MSN:

20182

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

YW8276

Location:

Melilla

Country:

Spain

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12900

Captain / Total hours on type:

3500.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

457

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

22534

Aircraft flight cycles:

25803

Circumstances:

After landing on runway 15 at Melilla Airport, the pilot-in-command noticed that he could not engage the ground idle/reverse of both propellers, and that the aircraft did not brake normally. The aircraft started to deviate to the left of the runway axis while both pilots were applying brakes. After tyre n°3 burst, the deviation continued until the aircraft left the paved surface of the runway and finally fell through an embankment with around 15 metres of height located at the end of runway 15. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot-in-command and other nine people suffered minor injuries. There was no fire.

Probable cause:

It is considered that the accident probably happened because of a combination of three factors:
1. An unstable approach that resulted in a higher than normal touchdown speed.
2. The inability to select propeller reverse due to the probable tripping of the circuit breaker FLIGHT IDLE SOLENOID 1 & 2 before or at touchdown.
3. The cross connection of the wheel speed transducer wire harness of wheels 3 and 4, which, due to heavy braking, produced a flat spot in wheel 3 and reduced the braking capability of wheel 4.

Final Report:

Crash of a Casa-Nurtanio CN-235-200 (IPTN) in Málaga: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 2001 at 1016 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

EC-FBC

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette

Schedule:

Melilla – Málaga

MSN:

C-033

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

AX8261

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7372

Captain / Total hours on type:

4166.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

8485

Copilot / Total hours on type:

4885

Aircraft flight hours:

14577

Aircraft flight cycles:

20780

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Melilla, the crew was cleared to descend to Málaga-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport. On final approach to runway 32, the crew encountered an unexpected situation when the engine fire warning light came on in the cockpit panel, indicating a fire on the left engine. The copilot informed ATC and after he declared an emergency, was cleared to land on runway 32. On short final, both engines stopped. The aircraft stalled and crashed 538 metres short of runway threshold and came to rest against the embankment of a motorway. The captain and three passengers were killed while all other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

It is considered that the cause of the accident was the incorrect execution, by the crew, of the emergency procedure of fire or serious damage to an engine contained in the Flight Operations Manual that was on board the aircraft, causing the consecutive shutdown of both engines with the consequent total loss of thrust, so that the progression of the flight was impeded. The activation of the emergency procedure occurred as a consequence of a left engine fire warning which turned out to be false. The appearance of the false fire warning could be caused by the presence of moisture and/or dirt in the connectors of the fire detector circuit. It is considered that a contributing factor to these circumstances could be the definition of maintenance tasks for that system in the Aircraft Maintenance Manual, which was not compliant to the methods recommended by the manufacturer of the fire detection system to avoid the existence of humidity in the installation. As factors that could have contributed to the incorrect performance of the crew during the application of the emergency procedure, the following are considered:
- A lack of coordination in the piloting tasks, carried out in the absence of 'Crew Resource Management" criteria.
- Insufficient training for the cockpit change received by the copilot, which did not include simulator training for the application of emergency procedures.

Final Report:

Crash of an Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette in Córdoba: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 2000 at 0604 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Mayoral Executive Jet

Registration:

EC-DQG

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Positioning

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Málaga - Córdoba

MSN:

YOM:

1976

Flight number:

MYO611

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

6232

Captain / Total hours on type:

3251.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1875

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

5743

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Málaga-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport at 0543LT on a positioning flight to Córdoba. On board were two pilots who were flying to Córdoba to pick up a medical team for a transplantation mission. Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the crew started the descent but encountered poor visibility due to the night and foggy conditions. At that moment, the horizontal visibility was 300 metres and the vertical visibility about 500 feet. As Córdoba Airport was not equipped with an ILS system, the crew decided to attempt an approach via a GPS system. On final approach, the aircraft was too low, struck a utility pole then crashed onto a uninhabited house located 1,500 metres short of runway 21. The aircraft was destroyed, one pilot was killed and the second was seriously injured.

Probable cause:

The accident occurred when the aircraft crew carried out an approach maneuver to Córdoba Airport in conditions of very reduced visibility in fog, based exclusively on the GPS receiver of the communications navigation system installed in the aircraft and without reliably monitoring the ground separation. It is likely that the decision to carry out this maneuver was influenced by a pressure to complete the mission, self-generated by the crew members, or self-generated by the pilot-in-command, and induced or not by him and the copilot, as a consequence of an urgent humanitarian operation that entrusted about the confidence of the pilot-in-command and his experience, the navigation system that equipped the aircraft and the knowledge of the destination airport.

Final Report:

Crash of a BAe 146-100 in Cap de Trois Fourhces: 38 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1998 at 0750 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAe 146

Operator:

Registration:

EC-GEO

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Málaga – Melilla

MSN:

E1007

YOM:

1983

Flight number:

PV4101

Location:

Cap de Trois Fourches

Oriental

Country:

Morocco

Region:

Africa

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7818

Captain / Total hours on type:

1648.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

3501

Copilot / Total hours on type:

408

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Málaga-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport, the crew initiated the descent to Melilla Airport in marginal weather conditions. After being cleared to descend to 7,000 feet from Sevilla ATC, the crew contacted Melilla Tower and was cleared to descend to 5,000 feet. Melilla Tower then reported that runway 33 was in use and reported wind at 270° at 5 knots, visibility 8 km with few clouds at 1,000 feet. At 0645LT the copilot reported that they were at 22 nm at an altitude of 3,000 feet. From this point, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude of 4,000 feet and crossed the coast line in limited visibility due to low clouds. At 0749 and 52 seconds, the GPWS alarm sounded twice in the cockpit. Few seconds later, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Cap de Trois Fourche. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 38 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Given the facts and analysis conducted, the Commission concluded that the accident was caused by a collision with terrain in IMC conditions. This confirms the hypothesis put forward by members of the committee of investigation from the beginning of their investigations, it is a type of CFIT accident (collision with the ground without loss of control) due to the combination of the following factors:
- Non application of the arrival procedure, including descending below the minimum safe altitude,
- Inadequate crew coordination,
- Non application of company procedures regarding the GPWS alarm.

Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft 70 Queen Air near Villanueva del Rosario: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1994 at 0217 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 70 Queen Air

Operator:

TASISA

Registration:

EC-FLZ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Madrid – Málaga

MSN:

LB-21

YOM:

1969

Location:

Villanueva del Rosario

Andalusia

Country:

Spain

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

1715

Aircraft flight hours:

3970

Circumstances:

The twin engine aircraft departed Madrid-Barajas Airport at 0020LT on a charter flight to Málaga, carrying three passengers and one pilot. After descending from FL080, the pilot was cleared to initiate a visual approach in preparation for a landing at Málaga-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Runway 14. After passing the altitude of 3,000 feet, about 12 NM north of Málaga VOR, the pilot started a turn to the left when the aircraft struck the slope of a rocky mountain (850 metres high) located near Villanueva del Rosario. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed. The wreckage was found few metres below the summit. At the time of the accident, the visibility was good with few clouds (1-4 octas) at 1,800 feet.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the collision with terrain occurred while the pilot was attempting a night visual approach, after he mistook the lights of the principal avenue of the nearest city with the runway lights of Málaga Airport.

Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 425 Conquest I off Málaga

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1992

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 425 Conquest

Operator:

Marina Aeroservice

Registration:

EC-ETH

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Melilla - Málaga

MSN:

425-0151

YOM:

1982

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a ferry flight from Melilla to Málaga. While on approach to Málaga-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Airport runway 32, both engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft 80 metres offshore. The pilot was quickly rescued while the aircraft sank.

Probable cause:

Failure of both engines on final approach due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Douglas DC-10-30CF in Málaga: 50 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1982 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-10

Operator:

Registration:

EC-DEG

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Madrid – Málaga – New York

MSN:

46962

YOM:

1977

Flight number:

BX995

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

381

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

16129

Captain / Total hours on type:

2119.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

6840

Copilot / Total hours on type:

2165

Aircraft flight hours:

15364

Aircraft flight cycles:

4008

Circumstances:

Takeoff acceleration was normal, failure was not detected on engines, systems or structures. The crew registered a strong vibration at or close to V1. The captain felt how this vibration was highly increased as he began rotation, consequently rejecting the takeoff at a speed between VR and V2. Physical evidence shows how detachment of the tread of a tire of the nose gear, retreated, began before the aircraft had reached V1. The reject of takeoff began where there were another 1,295 meters (4,250 feet) of runway left. The aircraft crossed the runway end at a speed slightly over 110 knots, colliding with an ILS concrete building, breaking the metal fencing of the airport, crossing a highway, causing damage to three vehicles on the same, colliding then with farming construction. Engine number three detached after impact with the ILS building. Approximately three quarters of the right wing as well as the right horizontal stabilizer were detached as a result of the impact with the afore mentioned farming construction. The fuselage also ran over the construction with which the right wing collided. The aircraft stopped 450 meters (1,475 feet) away from the end of runway 14, and approximately 40 meters (130 feet) off to the left from the centerline. Neither the passenger department nor the cockpit showed damage that could impede survival when the aircraft stopped. Fuel was spilled off the right wing, from the time it collided with the farming construction, and the fire began in the rear of the fuselage. The fire destroyed the aircraft completely. There were 381 passengers and 13 crew members on board. 333 passengers and 10 crew survived, and as a result of the fire subsequent to the impact, 47 passengers and three assistant crew members died.

Probable cause:

The Commission determines the cause of the accident to be the fractional detachment of the retread of the right wheel of the nose gear, originating a strong vibration which could not be identified by the captain, leading him into the belief that the aircraft would become uncontrollable in flight, and thus deciding to abandon the take-off over VR. The decision of aborting the take-off, though not in accordance with the standard operation procedure, is in this case considered reasonable, on the base of the irregular circumstances that the crew had to face, the short period of time available to take the decision, the lack of training in case of wheel failure and the absence of take-off procedures when failure other than that of the engines occurs.

Final Report:

Crash of a BAc 111-515FB in Hamburg: 22 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1971 at 1821 LT

Type of aircraft:

BAc 111

Operator:

Registration:

D-ALAR

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site: