Date: | Wednesday 7 June 2006 |
Time: | 07:02 |
Type: | Boeing 747-2U3B (SF) |
Owner/operator: | Tradewinds International Airlines |
Registration: | N922FT |
MSN: | 22768/561 |
Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
Total airframe hrs: | 78767 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE) -
Colombia
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG) |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Takeoff from Medellin (MDE) was aborted because of engine problems. The aircraft could not be brought to a halt on the runway and overran into a field. The nose gear was sheared off completely and the 747 came to rest about 150 m past the 3500 m long runway.
unofficial Spanish translation:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The beginning of an aborted take-off (RTO) at a speed higher than 12 knots calculated for the existing conditions.
CONTRIBUTING CAUSES:
Failure to include factors such as a wet runway in the calculation of takeoff speeds.
The absence of a flight dispatcher properly certified and qualified for the equipment.
The failure of engine number 1 for reasons unknown."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
Report number: | COL-06-17-GIA |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Avión carguero de EEUU se accidenta en aeropuerto de Rionegro (Terra, 7-6-2006)
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS); August 2003
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