Boeing 707 crash, Oct 17, 1982, Geneva-Cointrin
Boeing 707 accident on October 17, 1982 near Geneva-Cointrin, Geneva, Switzerland with no fatalities. Cause: Captain failed to initiate a go around...
- Date: October 17, 1982
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Geneva-Cointrin, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Captain failed to initiate a go around after a wrong approach configuration, with poor cockpit coordination and failure to follow the approach checklist.
An Egyptair Boeing 707 on a scheduled service from Cairo touched down short of the runway at Geneva after its right main gear hit an ILS antenna. The gear was torn off and the aircraft slid on its belly, lost its right wing and caught fire briefly. All occupants were evacuated, two passengers were seriously hurt, and the aircraft was written off. The investigation blamed the captain for not going around after an incorrect approach configuration and poor cockpit coordination.