Colombia plane in pieces after crash

[samh004]

AIRES Flight 8250 has crashed while attempting to land on the island of San Andres, Colombia.

One passenger was killed when an airplane crashed in bad weather and split into two when landing early Monday on the island of San Andres, Colombia, officials said.

The number of injured remained unclear Monday morning, but the national police said six of at least 127 people aboard the plane were not hurt.

BBC News - Colombia plane breaks into pieces after crash

Jet splits apart in Colombia crash - CNN.com

The CNN article has a video report of the crash, but just repeats the same photos several times over. Quite lucky there weren’t more fatalities looking at the wreckage.

 

[Flashback]

Some very lucky passengers! Will be interesting to see what the cause of the crash was.

 

[markis10]

Some very lucky passengers! Will be interesting to see what the cause of the crash was.

Probably a microburst causing the aircraft to hit the ground with more force than normal given the thunderstorms that are being reported.

 

[NM]

Probably a microburst causing the aircraft to hit the ground with more force than normal given the thunderstorms that are being reported.

The report I read implies it hit the ground short of the runway and slid onto the end of the runway. So could be the result of a microburst or wind sheer or similar.

The report I read does not indicate the model, but notes that airline has 20 aircraft including 10 x 737-100. If this was a -100, then its certainly an old aircraft. However, I am not implying the age is related to the accident. Only the official investigation will reveal the cause(s).

Glad to see the end result was not worse.

 

[markis10]

it was an ex Easy jet 737-7, HK-4682, 7 years old. NM I a not sure what data you are looking at, they have 9 737-7s (8 + bits now) and the rest Crash 8's.

 

[NM]

it was an ex Easy jet 737-7, HK-4682, 7 years old. NM I a not sure what data you are looking at, they have 9 737-7s (8 + bits now) and the rest Crash 8's.

I read this:

The airline, Aerovias de Integracion Regional SA, said in a Twitter posting that it has 20 planes, including 10 Boeing 737-100 planes.

from news.com.au (yeah, I know, which is why I did not suggest the source was factual or accurate).

 

[markis10]

I read this:

from news.com.au (yeah, I know, which is why I did not suggest the source was factual or accurate).

LOL - same source that had a price comparison in the travel section on the weekend for Adelaide 4 star hotels that included the Holiday INN, with rates that were valid for last week! I suppose facts should never get in the way of a good story :shock:.

 

[NM]

LOL - same source that had a price comparison in the travel section on the weekend for Adelaide 4 star hotels that included the Holiday INN, with rates that were valid for last week! I suppose facts should never get in the way of a good story :shock:.

Or a bad story in some cases

 

[samh004]

From Yahoo:

"The pilot informed us that we were going to land in San Andres, we buckled our seat belts, we settled in — and a second later, boom! A big bang," said 25-year-old survivor Alvaro Granados, who was flying with his wife and two children. "When my wife and I stood and looked behind us we saw that the back of the plane was missing."

That’d be a shock!

Also says they think the one fatality might be due to a heart attack.

 

[straitman]

A truly amazing situation where an airliner gets broken into pieces, there is no fire and everyone gets out (except for one who had a heart attack).

More information here.

 

[samh004]

A truly amazing situation where an airliner gets broken into pieces, there is no fire and everyone gets out (except for one who had a heart attack).

More information here.

Several reports indicated there had been a small fire on one wing that was quickly extinguished by fire crew, so I wonder, could low fuel have been a contributing factor?

 

[straitman]

Several reports indicated there had been a small fire on one wing that was quickly extinguished by fire crew, so I wonder, could low fuel have been a contributing factor?

That to me is a long bow to draw.

People frequently associate aircraft crashes with fire but they do not necessarily go together, although you would think so in a major crash like this. Remember that Jet A1 is in effect the same as slightly oily household kerosene and it does take quite a lot to ignite it compared to avgas or petrol.

It is the engine operating temperatures, around 6-800deg C that causes any ignition and not the volatility of the fuel.

 

[serfty]

Perhaps it was "p!ssing down" with rain ... that was indicated to be a factor in the airbus ding in Canada some years ago.

 

[mannej]

Several reports indicated there had been a small fire on one wing that was quickly extinguished by fire crew, so I wonder, could low fuel have been a contributing factor?

I don't think low fuel is a likely candidate at this early stage. However looking at the location of the runway (forgive me I can't remember which one), I would not want to be running out of fuel on finals.

 

[NM]

It is the engine operating temperatures, around 6-800deg C that causes any ignition and not the volatility of the fuel.

Just speculation of course, but perhaps the initial impact with the ground destroyed the undercarriage ensuring the engines hit the ground and were ripped off very early in the process, ensuring the high temperature components remained well clear of fuel. Add the presence of heavy rain to help isolate the heat source from the fuel and the result is as optimal as it can be for event.