Aires 737-700 crashes on landing in San Andres

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At least one person has died after a Boeing 737-700 operated by Colombian carrier Aires crashed on landing at the Caribbean island of San Andres after a flight from Bogota.

 

Colombian civil aviation authority Aerocivil confirms the accident, saying that the 737-700, registered HK-4682, with Aires flight number 8250 had departed from Bogota around midnight local time and crashed at its destination airport at 01:49.

 

It was transporting 121 passengers and six crew members. A local air force official says that there is one fatality and 34 people have been hospitalised while another 70 have received local treatment for lighter injuries.

 

He also says that there was a thunderstorm close to the airport at the time of the accident. The aircraft has apparently broken up although no further details are currently available. The airport of San Andres is closed to commercial traffic as a result.

 

Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/16/346191/aires-737-700-crashes-on-landing-in-san-andres.html

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Wow, looks really bad. Hope everyone else is doing fine.

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Accident: Aires B737 at San Andres Island on Aug 16th 2010, landed short of runway and broke up

By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Aug 16th 2010 12:31Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 17th 2010 11:19Z

 

 

An Aires Boeing 737-700, registration HK-4682 performing flight 4C-8250 from Bogota to San Andres Island (Colombia) with 125 passengers and 6 crew, touched down short of runway 06 and broke up in three parts while landing at San Andres Island Airport at 01:49L (06:49Z). One passenger was killed, 34 passengers received injuries of varying degrees. All survivors were taken to a local hospital for treatment or checks.

 

Local hospitals reported, that 4 survivors needed surgery, some survivors are still in critical condition. The deceased female passenger (68) had received injuries in the accident, but suffered a cardiac arrest and died while being transported to the hospital.

 

The airline initially reported 121 passengers and 6 crew (127 people) on board, later released a passenger list containing 125 passenger names (including 4 lap children) and 6 crew (131 people on board). Four of the passengers underwent surgeries with 3 of them being "safe", another passenger is listed with "guarded prognosis".

 

San Andres Island Police reported, that the airplane was struck by lightning just as it flared and touched down. Police reported 121 passengers, 4 lap children and 6 crew (131 people) on board.

 

Colombia Air Force said, the airplane attempted to land in the middle of a powerful thunderstorm but touched down before the threshold of runway 06.

 

National Police said, parts of the airplane are scattered over 600 meters (2000 feet) of the runway.

 

Colombia's CAA confirmed the accident but did not have any details. At the time of the accident the visibility was reported at 4000 meters (13000 feet), rain and winds around 15 knots, there were thunderstorms in the area.

 

Colombia's CAA said in the evening (local San Andres Island time), that the airplane was struck by lightning about 80 meters ahead of the threshold of the runway.

 

San Andres Island's runway 06/24 is 2380 meters/7800 feet long and 36 meters/120 feet wide. The airport features VOR/DME and RNAV approaches to both runway ends as well as a NDB approach to runway 06.

 

Metars:

SKSP 161200Z 00000KT 9999 FEW013 SCT080 BKN200 26/24 A2987 RETSRA

SKSP 161100Z 00000KT 9999 FEW013CB SCT080 27/25 A2985 RMK LTNG/CB/E

SKSP 160500Z 07006KT 9999 FEW016 SCT200 29/26 A2990

SKSP 160400Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN016TCU SCT200 29/26 A2991

SKSP 160400Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN016 TCU SCT200 29/26 A2991

SKSP 160300Z 06003KT 9999 FEW016 BKN200 29/26 A2989

SKSP 160200Z 06003KT 9999 FEW016 BKN200 29/26 A2988

SKSP 160100Z 07004KT 9999 FEW018 SCT200 29/25 A2986

 

 

Threshold of runway 06:

 

HK-4682 on the runway (Photos: AP/Periodico El Isleno, Richard Garcia):

 

 

 

 

Map (Graphics: AVH/Google Earth):

 

VOR Y rwy 06 (Graphics: AIP Colombia):

 

SKSP aerodrome chart (Graphics: AIP Colombia):

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Non-precision approach + bad weather. Not the best of situation.