Aeroméxico flight 250

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Aeroméxico flight 250
250aa - AeroMexico DC-9-32, XA-DEM @ MEX, 07/24/2003 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg

A similar Douglas DC-9 from Aeroméxico
Accident summary
Accident type Agreement from the runway
place Reynosa , MexicoMexicoMexico 
date October 6, 2000
Fatalities 0
Survivors 90
Fatalities on the ground 4th
Aircraft
Aircraft type United StatesUnited States Douglas DC-9-31
operator MexicoMexico Aeroméxico
Mark United StatesUnited States N936ML
Departure airport Mexico City Airport , MexicoMexicoMexico 
Destination airport Reynosa Airport , Mexico
MexicoMexico 
Passengers 85
crew 5
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On October 6, 2000, on Aeroméxico flight 250 (flight number IATA : AM250 , ICAO : AMX250 ) a Douglas DC-9-31 with the aircraft registration number N936ML of Aeroméxico , with which a domestic scheduled flight from Mexico City to Reynosa was to be carried out, shot down. when landing at Reynosa Airport beyond the end of the runway into a residential area. All 90 people on board survived the accident, but four people died on the ground.

plane

The affected machine was a Douglas DC-9-31, which was finally assembled at the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach , California . The aircraft had the factory number 47501, it was the 571st Douglas DC-9 from ongoing production. The machine was rolled out on January 8, 1970. The machine was registered with the aircraft registration VH-CZG and released for delivery to the Australian Ansett Airlines on February 13, 1970 . The delivery flight took place between February 14th and 17th, 1970. The machine was from Long Beach Airport in California via Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Hawaii , Pago Pago International Airport in Samoa , Nadi Airport in Fiji and the airport La Tontouta in New Caledonia to Kingsford Smith International Airport in Australia . After twelve years of operation at Ansett, the machine was phased out on February 5, 1982 and stored at Melbourne Airport . On March 22, 1982 the machine was flown back to the USA for maintenance . The flight ran from Melbourne Airport via Nadi Airport in Fiji and Pago Pago International Airport in Samoa, Hilo Airport in Hawaii, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington State and Amarillo Airport in Texas to St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Florida . On June 8, 1982, the machine was received by the new operator Midway Airlines . In this context, she received her new aircraft registration number N936ML . From August 1984 the Seventh company was HFC Leasing Corporation and immediately leased the machine back to Midway Airlines. From January 1989 Pegasus Aviation (PAFCO) was the new owner and lessor of the machine and leased the DC-9 from July 31, 1992 to Aeroméxico. The twin-engine narrow-body aircraft was equipped with two Turbojettriebwerken type Pratt & Whitney JT8D equipped. By the time of the accident, the machine had completed a total of 74,320 operating hours, which accounted for 69,859 take-offs and landings.

Passengers and crew

The flight from Mexico City to Reynosa had taken 85 passengers. There was also a five-person crew on board the machine, consisting of a flight captain, a first officer and three flight attendants.

The captain was a Mexican citizen and had 10,184 hours of flight experience, 702 of which he had in Douglas DC-9 aircraft. In addition to his qualification as captain of the Douglas DC-9, he was also trained as first officer on board aircraft of the Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 types .

The first officer was also a Mexican citizen. He had 1,764 hours of flight experience, 40 of which he had in the Douglas DC-9. In addition to his qualification as first officer of the Douglas DC-9, he was also trained as a captain on board machines of the Fairchild Swearingen Metro 23 type .

the accident

After an 85-minute flight, the plane landed at Reynosa Airport. At that time, tropical storm "Keith" ruled the region. Due to heavy rain, the runway was wet. The temperature was twenty-five degrees and the wind was blowing at five miles per hour from the west. The machine was approaching the runway from the southeast. After touchdown, the pilots were unable to bring the DC-9 to a stop in front of the runway end. The machine overshot the runway, knocked down trees and plowed through a housing estate shortly afterwards. She tore down several houses until she fell into a ditch. There were no fatalities on board the machine, but four people died in the housing estate.

root cause

According to the final report of the accident investigation, the accident was the result of an excessively high-speed approach after a non-precision approach to a wet runway and in adverse weather conditions when thunderstorm cells discharged in the vicinity.

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