Flugunfall 31 OCT 1979 einer McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N903WA - Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX)

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Last updated: 23 May 2013

Status:	Schlussbericht
Datum:	31 OKT 1979
Zeit:	05:42
Flugzeugtyp:	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
Fluggesellschaft:	Western Air Lines
Kennzeichen:	N903WA
Werknummer:	46929/107
Baujahr:	1973
Betriebsstunden:	24614
Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle:	7345
Triebwerk:	3 General Electric CF6-6K
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 9 / Insassen: 11
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 63 / Insassen: 77
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 72 / Insassen: 88
Opfer am Boden:	Todesopfer: 1
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) (Mexiko)
Flugphase:	Landung (LDG)
Betriebsart:	Internationaler Linienflug
Flug von:	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), USA
Flug nach:	Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexiko
Flugnummer:	2605

Unfallbericht:
Flight 2605 departed Los Angeles at 01:40 for a flight to Mexico City. Because of refurbishing work on runway 23L, the flight was cleared for a runway 23R approach. Descend through a fog bank was continued below the 600 feet minimum for instrument approaches. The aircraft touched down with the left main gear in the grass left of 23L and with the right main gear on the runway shoulder. Go-around power was added and the nose lifted 10-11deg. The right main gear then collided with a truck located on the runway. The gear leg separated and struck the right tailplane and elevator, causing substantial damage. The aircraft banked to the right until it struck the left wing struck the cab of an excavator, 1500m from the runway threshold, continued and crashed into a building and caught fire.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Non-compliance with the meteorological minima for the approach procedure, as cleared; failure to comply with the aircraft's operating procedures during the approach phase, and landing on a runway closed to traffic."

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Circular 173-AN/109
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-80-59/60

Sicherheitsempfehlungen

NTSB issued 2 Safety Recommendations

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Fotos

photo of McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N903WA

Map

This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Los Angeles International Airport, CA to Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport as the crow flies is 2484 km (1552 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.

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Issued: 10-JUL-1980	To: FAA	A-80-059
REVISE FAA HANDBOOK 8260.19 TO REQUIRE THAT SEPARATE STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENT APPROACH CHARTS BE PUBLISHED FOR ALL AIRPORT APPROACHES THAT REQUIRE A SIDESTEP MANEUVER. THESE CHARTS SHOULD CLEARLY INDICATE THE AIRPORT APPROACH PLAN VIEW, THE PROFILE VIEW, AND THE LANDING MINIMA REQUIRED. (Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action)
Issued: 10-JUL-1980	To: FAA	A-80-060
PUBLISH AN ADVISORY CIRCULAR, OR AMEND AN EXISTING ADVISORY CIRCULAR, TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON THE SIDESTEP MANEUVER PROCEDURES, TERMINAL ATC COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES, RADAR SEPARATION AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND LANDING MINIMA APPLICABLE TO THE USE OF THE SIDESTEP MANEUVER BY AMERICAN AIR CARRIERS AT BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN AIRPORTS. (Closed - Acceptable Action)