De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) crash, Jan 28, 2008, Bogo...
De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8) accident on January 28, 2008 near Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: January 28, 2008
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-8-200 (Dash-8)
- Location: Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew landed with an unresolved fault on the left engine, which prevented the aircraft from stopping in the remaining distance. Failure to properly correct repetitive maintenance reports was a contributing factor.
An Aires Colombia Dash 8 operating Maracaibo to Bogota landed at night on runway 13L at Bogota-El Dorado with a left engine technical problem. The braking was insufficient to stop within the remaining runway, and the aircraft went through the perimeter fence and folded its left main gear in grass. Two passengers were seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.