Accident British Aerospace BAe-125-800A XA-ISH, Monday 27 October 2003

Date:	Monday 27 October 2003
Time:	08:08
Type:	British Aerospace BAe-125-800A
Owner/operator:	Aeroxtra
Registration:	XA-ISH
MSN:	258036
Year of manufacture:	1985
Total airframe hrs:	5717 hours
Engine model:	Garrett TFE731-5R-1H
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	2,4 km from Las Potrancas Ranch Airstrip - Mexico
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Tampico-Gen F Javier Mina Airport (TAM/MMTM)
Destination airport:	Las Potrancas Ranch Airstrip
Investigating agency:	SCT
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Aeroxtra BAe-125-800A departed Tampico for a short 48-mile flight to a private airstrip. Instrument conditions existed as the Hawker crossed perpendicular to the airstrip at midfield while maneuvering for a visual approach. The pilot descended below minima until the aircraft impacted the side of a hill.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Impact against terrain without loss of control (CFIT), at 800 feet elevation during a visual approach (VFR), in unfavorable weather conditions (low clouds); not respecting altitude minimums".

Contributing factors:
- lack of crew resource management (CRM)
- continued flight in unfavourable weather conditions (low cloud).
- approach to an aerodrome without radio assistance support.
- loss of situational awareness.
- inadequate pre-flight operational planning.

Accident investigation: