Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Freitag 9 Juli 1999 |
Zeit: | 04:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-1A-522 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Aero Jet Express |
Kennzeichen: | XA-TAL |
Werknummer: | 25064 |
Baujahr: | 1965-12-02 (33 years 8 months) |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Toluca Airport (TLC) ( Mexiko)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Los Mochis-Federal Airport (LMM/MMLM), Mexiko |
Flug nach: | Toluca Airport (TLC/MMTO), Mexiko |
Unfallbericht:The jet was on a flight to Toluca carrying cargo for DHL. Visibility was decreasing from two miles to one mile while on approach. The airplane impacted a 6 feet high wall, approx. 350 m short of the runway 15 threshold.
It was considered likely by the investigators that the crew descended below minima in order to obtain visual contact with the ground.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "Carelessness of the crew of the altitude of the aircraft, during its final approach, when trying to make visual contact with the runway, in a VMC approach, when the meteorological conditions (fog) imposed an instrument approach (IFR)".
Contributing factors:
- continuing a visual approach, when required to be by instruments.
- overconfidence of the crew in their experience and ability (pilot with 4669:35 hours total and co-pilot with 2502:45 hours total)
- low approach.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep
» SCT Preliminary report
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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 Mochis-Federal Airport to Toluca Airport as the crow flies is 1197 km (748 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.