Crash of an Embraer ERJ-190-100 IGW in Santa Marta

Date & Time: Jul 17, 2007 at 1519 LT
Type of aircraft:
Embraer ERJ-190
Operator:
Registration:
HK-4455
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cali - Santa Marta
MSN:
190-00076
YOM:
2007
Flight number:
RPB7330
Location:
Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar
Magdalena
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
54
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
13737
Captain / Total hours on type:
238.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
2148
Copilot / Total hours on type:
233
Aircraft flight hours:
998
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Cali, the crew started the approach to Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar Airport runway 01. On final approach, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls, turbulences and windshear. As the aircraft was unstable, the captain decided to abandon the approach and initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, the crew started a second approach. Still unstable, the aircraft landed too far down the wet runway 01 at an excessive speed, about 490 metres from the runway end. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, went through a fence, collided with pylons, went down a concrete embankment and came to rest with the cockpit in the sea. All 60 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
 Continuation of the approach and landing without being stabilized on finals with an excessive speed caused the aircraft to cross the threshold of the runway with an additional 41 knots during a low angle approach, which caused the aircraft wheels to touch down positively when there were only 490 meters of runway available, an insufficient distance to stop the aircraft within the runway.
The following contributing factors were identified:
- Lack of situational awareness regarding the approach and landing speed, after having disconnected the automated systems of the aircraft.
- Omission of call outs by the Pilot Monitoring to warn the pilot in control of speeding in order to persuade him to execute a missed approach.
- The delay in initiating a missed approach procedure / interrupted landing in circumstances that indicated the desirability to take such a measure during a destabilized approach.
- Misperception to believe that the aircraft could be stopped within the limited remaining available runway without analyzing the status and distance without having positive contact due to speeding.
Final Report:

Crash of an ATR42-300 in São Paulo

Date & Time: Jul 16, 2007 at 1242 LT
Type of aircraft:
ATR42-300
Operator:
Registration:
PT-MFK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Araçatuba – Bauru – São Paulo
MSN:
225
YOM:
1991
Flight number:
PTN4763
Location:
São Paulo-Congonhas
São Paulo
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
7420
Captain / Total hours on type:
4993.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
947
Copilot / Total hours on type:
797
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Araçatuba on a flight to São Paulo with an intermediate stop in Bauru, carrying 21 passengers and a crew of four. After touchdown on wet runway 17R at Congonhas Airport, the crew started the braking procedure when the aircraft deviated to the left and veered off runway. While contacting soft ground, the aircraft collided with a concrete block housing the electrical device supplying the runway light system. On impact, the nose gear was torn off and the aircraft came to rest. All 25 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after the aircraft suffered aquaplaning. The following contributing factors were identified:
- A light rain caused the presence of water on the runway, enabling the occurrence of hydroplaning.
- The accumulation of water on the surface of the runway, as a result of inadequate drainage, lack of "grooving", enabled the hydroplaning.
- The pilot applied full pressure on the right pedal, generating a force to the left that contributed to the departure off the runway.
- During hydroplaning, the pilot should not apply pedal to the opposite side to which the aircraft slides; this fact was not covered during the instruction of the pilot.
- In the face of hydroplaning, the pilot applied the right pedal, aggravating the departure of the aircraft to the left.
Final Report:

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter in Pampa Hermosa: 13 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 2007 at 1745 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Operator:
Registration:
FAP-303
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Iquitos – Requena – Orellana – Pampa Hermosa – Contamana – Pucallpa
MSN:
483
YOM:
1976
Location:
Pampa Hermosa
San Martín
Country:
Peru
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The Twin Otter departed Iquitos Airport at 1137LT on a flight to Pucallpa with intermediate stops in Requena, Orellana, Pampa Hermosa and Contamana. While descending to Pampa Hermosa in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft crashed in a mountainous area located few km from the airport. Seven passengers were rescued while 13 other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander in Kopinang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 2007 at 1405 LT
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
8R-GET
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ogle – Kato – Kopinang – Mahdia – Ogle
MSN:
484
YOM:
1976
Location:
Kopinang
Potaro-Siparuni
Country:
Guyana
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Ogle on a schedule service to Kato, Kopinang and Mahdia. At Kato Airport, the pilot and passengers should wait more than two hours for weather improvement. The aircraft departed Kato at 1345LT on the leg to Kopinang with four passengers, two adults, a five-year old boy and an infant. Twenty minutes later, while on approach to Kopinang, the aircraft descended into trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located few km from the airfield. The wreckage was found few hours later. Two passengers were seriously injured while the pilot and two passengers including the infant were killed.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2 in La Paragua

Date & Time: Mar 29, 2007 at 0630 LT
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Paúl Víveres
Registration:
YV-1953
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1G238-26
YOM:
1991
Location:
La Paragua
Bolívar
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from La Paragua to a mining area, carrying a load of food. Shortly after liftoff, the aircraft encountered difficulties to gain height, rolled to the left and crashed upside down. The pilot, sole on board, was slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S in São Sebastião do Passé: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 2007 at 1355 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Shrike Commander 500
Operator:
Registration:
PP-SEC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Petrolina – Salvador
MSN:
500-3094
YOM:
1971
Location:
São Sebastião do Passé
Bahia
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
6858
Captain / Total hours on type:
2368.00
Aircraft flight hours:
15843
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Petrolina Airport at 1221LT on a flight to Salvador, carrying 2 passengers, 2 pilots and a load of bags containing bank documents. At 1332LT, while in cruising altitude, the crew contacted ATC and reported an engine failure. The captain elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude when the aircraft entered a right turn and crashed in a field located in São Sebastião do Passé, about 50 km northwest of Salvador Airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight following a fuel exhaustion. It was determined that the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and did not calculate the fuel consumption correctly. Investigations determined that the crew calculated a fuel consumption of 100 liters per hour while the true consumption was 120 liters per hour. The following contributing factors were identified:
- Overconfidence on part of the crew,
- Poor organisational culture that affected flight safety,
- Poor flight planning,
- The crew failed to feather the propeller following the engine failure, causing drag and contributing to the loss of control at low height.
Final Report:

Crash of a Comp Air CA-8 in Cali

Date & Time: Mar 8, 2007 at 0653 LT
Type of aircraft:
Comp Air CA-8
Operator:
David Quinones
Registration:
N2411B
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Cali – Medellín
MSN:
S2000
Location:
Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca)
Valle del Cauca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed shortly after take off from Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón Airport, bound for Medellín. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rockwell Grand Commander 690A in Valledupar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 2007 at 2122 LT
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Grand Commander 690
Operator:
Registration:
YV-246CP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Maracaibo – Panama City
MSN:
690-11278
YOM:
1976
Location:
Valledupar
Cesar
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Captain / Total flying hours:
18829
Captain / Total hours on type:
781.00
Aircraft flight hours:
8197
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Maracaibo Airport on a charter flight to Panama City with three passengers and one pilot on board. While cruising over the Sierra de Perija between Venezuela and Colombia, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a mountainous terrain near Valledupar, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the loss of control could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Swearingen SA227AC Metro III in Buenos Aires

Date & Time: Dec 15, 2006 at 1820 LT
Type of aircraft:
Swearingen SA227 Metro III
Operator:
Registration:
LV-WRA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires
MSN:
AC-429
YOM:
1981
Location:
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini
Buenos Aires City
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2666
Captain / Total hours on type:
1556.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1465
Copilot / Total hours on type:
1232
Aircraft flight hours:
34587
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a positioning flight from Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque-Jorge Newbury Airport. Before departure, the captain switched off the Stall Alarm System for unknown reasons. Shortly after takeoff from runway 17, the climb gradient was small and landing gear were retracted at a very low altitude. The left wing stalled and struck the runway surface. Out of control, the aircraft impacted ground, slid for few dozen metres, overran the runway and came to rest in a field. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Loss of control shortly after rotation due to the premature retraction of the landing gear and a takeoff completed with a low climb gradient in the second segment.
Final Report:

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan near Tolemaida AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 2006 at 0720 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
FAC-5054
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Medellín - Tolemaida AFB
MSN:
208B-0285
YOM:
1991
Location:
Tolemaida AFB
Cundinamarca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was on a routine flight from Medellín to Tolemaida AFB with 3 crew members on board. On approach in poor visibility (mist), the aircraft struck the slope of Mt La Siberia located few km from the airbase and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.
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