
Descripción:
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, 1500 m 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."
» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-80-59/60
accident date: 31-10-1979
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
registration: N903WA
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | miércoles 31 octubre 1979 |
| Hora: | 05:42 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Operador: | Western Air Lines |
| Registración: | N903WA |
| Numéro de série: | 46929/107 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1973 |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 24614 |
| Ciclos: | 7345 |
| Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-6K |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 9 / Ocupantes: 11 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 63 / Ocupantes: 77 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 72 / Ocupantes: 88 |
| VÃctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 1 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) ( México)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Estados Unidos de América |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), México | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 2605 |
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, 1500 m from the runway threshold, continued and crashed into a building and caught fire.
Probable Cause:
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."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Circular 173-AN/109» NTSB Safety Recommendations A-80-59/60
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accident date: 31-10-1979
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10
registration: N903WA
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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).
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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