Douglas DC-10 crash, Apr 28, 2004, Bogotá-El Dorado
Douglas DC-10 accident on April 28, 2004 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: Continued unstabilised...
- Date: April 28, 2004
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued unstabilised approach despite repeated GPWS warnings, excessive landing speed, spoilers not used and hydroplaning on landing, plus incomplete checklists and callouts.
A DC-10-30F cargo flight operated by Centurion Air Cargo was unstable and too low on a night approach to Bogota-El Dorado. The ground proximity warning sounded repeatedly and the captain added power, carrying the aircraft over the glide path. It landed about 1,500 feet past the threshold at roughly 180 knots, overran the runway, lost its gear and two engines, and stopped in a grass area. All three crew escaped unhurt.