Narrative:
The airplane was flying the 8 mile DME arc to intercept the localizer in night-time IMC conditions when the airplane contacted the surface of the water of a lagoon. The undercarriage and flaps were damaged as the aircraft continued forward onto the ground were it hit several objects. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact.
Probable cause: "Failure to maintain instrument procedure (IFR), authorized for approach, abandoning instrument conditions and going to visual conditions (VFR), during an operation restricted by unfavourable meteorgical conditions."
Undershoot/overshoot
accident date: 02-01-1998
type: Learjet 24D
registration: XA-RRK
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 2 January 1998 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Learjet 24D |
| Operator: | Aerodinamo del Pacifico |
| Registration: | XA-RRK |
| MSN: | 24-307 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8095 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CJ610-6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) NW of Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM) ( Mexico)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU), United States of America |
| Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM/MMTM), Mexico |
The airplane was flying the 8 mile DME arc to intercept the localizer in night-time IMC conditions when the airplane contacted the surface of the water of a lagoon. The undercarriage and flaps were damaged as the aircraft continued forward onto the ground were it hit several objects. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact.
Probable Cause:
Probable cause: "Failure to maintain instrument procedure (IFR), authorized for approach, abandoning instrument conditions and going to visual conditions (VFR), during an operation restricted by unfavourable meteorgical conditions."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 02-01-1998
type: Learjet 24D
registration: XA-RRK
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 Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX to Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport as the crow flies is 852 km (532 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX to Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport as the crow flies is 852 km (532 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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