Boeing 757-200 crash, Sep 14, 1999 (1 killed), Girona
Boeing 757-200 accident on September 14, 1999 near Girona, Catalonia, Spain with 1 fatality. Cause: Destabilised approach below decision height with...
- Date: September 14, 1999
- Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
- Location: Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Destabilised approach below decision height with loss of visual references, leading to a hard touchdown; contributing factors included darkness, runway light failure, and suppressed GPWS height callouts.
A Britannia Airways Boeing 757 on a charter from Cardiff landed at Girona at night in a thunderstorm. After a missed approach it flew a second approach, and the runway lights failed just before touchdown. The aircraft touched down hard, bounced, and the nose gear was damaged; it left the runway and broke up. Of the 236 passengers and nine crew, one passenger died later from injuries.