Madrid - Granada

The crew completed the approach to runway 09 with a tailwind component of 11 knots. The aircraft landed hard 50 metres past the runway threshold, bounced and landed hard a second time 360 metres further. All tires burst and the fuselage broke in two between sections 756 and 760. The aircraft came to rest and all 99 occupants were evacuated, among them 26 were injured, four seriously. A positive acceleration of 4,49 g was recorded on the first impact and 4,79 g on the second impact.

Flight / Schedule

Madrid - Granada

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9

Registration

EC-BYH

MSN

47556

Year of Manufacture

1972

Date

March 30, 1992 at 08:20 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Granada Andalusia

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

36.7320°, -3.4831°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On March 30, 1992 at 08:20 PM, Madrid - Granada experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Aviaco - Aviacion y Comercio, with the event recorded near Granada Andalusia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

99 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 99 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 94, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew completed the approach to runway 09 with a tailwind component of 11 knots. The aircraft landed hard 50 metres past the runway threshold, bounced and landed hard a second time 360 metres further. All tires burst and the fuselage broke in two between sections 756 and 760. The aircraft came to rest and all 99 occupants were evacuated, among them 26 were injured, four seriously. A positive acceleration of 4,49 g was recorded on the first impact and 4,79 g on the second impact.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-BYH, MSN 47556, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.7320°, -3.4831°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew completed the approach to runway 09 with a tailwind component of 11 knots. The aircraft landed hard 50 metres past the runway threshold, bounced and landed hard a second time 360 metres further. All tires burst and the fuselage broke in two between sections 756 and 760. The aircraft came to rest and all 99 occupants were evacuated, among them 26 were injured, four seriously. A positive acceleration of 4,49 g was recorded on the first impact and 4,79 g on the second impact.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

94

Estimated Survivors

99

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 99

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Madrid - Granada

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9

Registration

EC-BYH

MSN

47556

Year of Manufacture

1972