Airbus A340-600 crash, Nov 9, 2007, Quito-Mariscal Sucre...
Airbus A340-600 accident on November 9, 2007 near Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador with no fatalities. Cause: The crew continued an...
- Date: November 9, 2007
- Aircraft: Airbus A340-600
- Location: Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued an unstabilised approach in poor conditions, did not go around, and landed long on a wet runway. Inadequate briefing for the airport and insufficient experience with similar conditions contributed.
An Iberia Airbus A340-600 on flight IB6463 from Madrid landed at Quito in wet runway conditions with reported poor braking action. The crew left the ILS path to follow the PAPI, touched down about 200 metres past the threshold, and blew two tyres. The braking system then failed, and the aircraft overran runway 35 and struck the localizer. All occupants evacuated without injury, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.