| Status: | Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | 23 AUG 2008 |
| Zeit: | 17:15 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | 
de Havilland Canada DHC-8-301 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | AIRES Colombia |
| Kennzeichen: | HK-3952 |
| Werknummer: | 169 |
| Baujahr: | 1989 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 31260 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 26 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 31 |
| Sachschaden: | Schwer beschädigt |
| Unfallort: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ) (Kolumbien)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC), Niederländische Antillen |
| Flug nach: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Kolumbien |
| Flugnummer: | 051 |
Unfallbericht:A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-301 passenger plane, registered HK-3952, sustained substantial damage following the collapse of the tight hand main landingear on landing at Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ), Colombia. None of the 31 occupants were injured.
AIRES Flight 051 operated on an international flight from Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR). The approach and landing were normal, touching down about 770 metres past the threshold of runway 23. The crew noticed a vibration of the right hand main gear. The undercarriage leg collapsed. There was no fire.
CAUSA: "Fractura del anillo del tope mecánico del amortiguador del tren principal derecho, convirtiendo al conjunto del tren en una estructura sólida incapaz de absorber las cargas del aterrizaje, debido a la no incorporación de la Directiva de Aeronavegabilidad AD-2006-14 en la reparacián general de dicho tren."
Informationsquelle:
Official accident investigation report
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Curaçao-Hato International Airport to Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport as the crow flies is 647 km (404 miles).