Boeing 737-200 crash, Nov 17, 1991, San José-Juan Santamaría
Boeing 737-200 accident on November 17, 1991 near San José-Juan Santamaría, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica with no fatalities. Cause: Poor...
- Date: November 17, 1991
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: San José-Juan Santamaría, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor approach planning, lack of crew coordination, failure to go around while the aircraft was unstable and misaligned, wrong approach configuration, and low visibility in fog.
A SAHSA Boeing 737-200 on a scheduled service to San Jose was flown by the copilot as pilot in command on approach in fog. The crew could not locate the runway and the aircraft was misaligned on the glide path. It landed to the right of the runway, rolled about 1,500 metres and struck a drainage ditch, tearing off both main landing gears. All 42 occupants evacuated safely.