Boeing 737-300 crash, Oct 23, 2015, Cuzco-Alejandro Velas...
Boeing 737-300 accident on October 23, 2015 near Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete, Cuzco, Peru with no fatalities. Cause: Peru CIAA (as summarized by...
- Date: October 23, 2015
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-300
- Location: Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete, Cuzco, Peru
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Peru CIAA (as summarized by BAAA and ASN): unstable approach and inadequate landing technique for a high altitude field caused a late flare and soft touchdown, rendering the shimmy damper ineffective; lack of high altitude landing training and absence of operator flight data analysis were contributing factors.
On 23 October 2015 Peruvian Airlines flight P9216, a Boeing 737 300 from Lima, landed on runway 28 at Cuzco with 139 occupants. Eight seconds after touchdown the crew felt vibration from the left main gear, and at about 100 knots the right main gear collapsed, leaving the aircraft to roll to a halt on the runway. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.