Détails:
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
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | mercredi 31 octobre 1979 |
| Heure: | 05:42 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Compagnie: | Western Air Lines |
| Immatriculation: | N903WA |
| Numéro de série: | 46929/107 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1973 |
| Heures de vol: | 24614 |
| Cycles: | 7345 |
| Moteurs: | 3 General Electric CF6-6K |
| Equipage: | victimes: 9 / à bord: 11 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 63 / à bord: 77 |
| Total: | victimes: 72 / à bord: 88 |
| Victimes au sol: | victimes: 1 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Mexico City-Juarez International Airport (MEX) ( Mexique)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 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."
Sources:
» 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
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Los Angeles International Airport, CA et Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport est de 2484 km (1552 miles).
La distance entre Los Angeles International Airport, CA et Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport est de 2484 km (1552 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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