Descripción:
The aircraft overran the wet runway 19 on landing, went down a steep slope and crashed into 10 houses past the runway end.
Weather was reported to include a 360deg wind at 8 knots, 6nm visibility and cloud base at 2200 feet agl.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident is the result of an overshoot on a wet runway, with the crew failing to go around, followed by insufficient deceleration.
The overshoot happened after a visual stabilized approach with the use of PAPI."
» Juan Carlos Munoz R.
» Norman E. Avila
» Steve Caisse
» Tommy Maurer
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | martes 21 diciembre 1999 |
| Hora: | 09:40 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Operado por: | Cubana de Aviación |
| Alquilado a : | AOM French Airlines |
| Registración: | F-GTDI |
| Numéro de série: | 46890/77 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1973-02-11 (26 years 11 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 85760 |
| Ciclos: | 27331 |
| Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-50C |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 296 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 16 / Ocupantes: 314 |
| Víctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA) ( Guatemala)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Havana-José Martí International Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala | |
| Número de Vuelo: | CU1216 |
The aircraft overran the wet runway 19 on landing, went down a steep slope and crashed into 10 houses past the runway end.
Weather was reported to include a 360deg wind at 8 knots, 6nm visibility and cloud base at 2200 feet agl.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident is the result of an overshoot on a wet runway, with the crew failing to go around, followed by insufficient deceleration.
The overshoot happened after a visual stabilized approach with the use of PAPI."
Accident investigation:
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Fuentes:
» FAA» Juan Carlos Munoz R.
» Norman E. Avila
» Steve Caisse
» Tommy Maurer
Fotos
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
accident date: 21-12-1999
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
registration: F-GTDI
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 Havana-José Martí International Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1258 km (786 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Havana-José Martí International Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 1258 km (786 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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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