Bombardier Global 5000 crash, Jan 17, 2015, Tacloban
Bombardier Global 5000 accident on January 17, 2015 near Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: AAIIB (per investigation summary in...
- Date: January 17, 2015
- Aircraft: Bombardier Global 5000
- Location: Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: AAIIB (per investigation summary in the record): Lack of recurrent training for abnormal and emergency procedures, the runway edge light design struck by the gear, and human factors including delegation of flight control to the first officer in deteriorating weather.
On 17 January 2015 a Bombardier Global 5000 (RP C9363) carrying two pilots and 14 passengers, part of the papal entourage, took off from Tacloban runway 36 as a tropical storm approached. The jet veered left as it accelerated, struck runway edge light bases and a concrete culvert and stopped about 1500 m from the takeoff point. No one was injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged; the Philippine investigation board cited crew training, runway edge light design and human factors.