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| Date: | Thursday 26 March 2009 |
| Time: | 03:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-30C (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Cosmos Transporte Aéreo de Carga |
| Registration: | HK-4407 |
| MSN: | 19011/387 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Bogota-El Dorado International Airport (BOG/SKBO) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport (LET/SKLT) |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After leaving the VOR the approach was performed with an inadequate rate of descent applying inadequate techniques and procedures without callouts and cross checks as required by manuals and procedures, that would have warned the crew of the proximity to ground. The Go-Around was initiated too late causing the airplane to hit a tree just before the outer marker.
The missed approach was carried out in a dangerous manner in non-compliance with established procedures regarding speed and height.
The errors probably were caused by fatigue and tension of the crew due to prolonged vigil and the low phase of the natural circadian rythms, which led to diminution of cognitive processes such as attention, memory and concentration.
Contributing factors:
The lack of monitoring of the aircraft after the VOR and outer marker by the controller, who had retired to the bathroom. In addition, the display of radar information was lost due to the selection by the controller.
The lack of a supervisor on duty between 07:00Z and 11:00Z, who could have assumed position as a replacement controller.
The lack of an indication in the radar system alerting the controller to an aircraft descending below minimum sector altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Incidentes%20Historicos/COL-09-09-GIA%20Final%20Inc%20Gr%20HK4407%20Bogot%C3%A1%20D.C.%2026-mar-09.pdf
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/585928/HK-4407 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2025 14:39 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 10-Jun-2025 19:47 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
| 10-Jun-2025 19:48 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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