Aires 737-700 crashes on landing in San Andres

Steyr

**PICS IN THE LINK**

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/16/346191/pictures-aires-737-700-crashes-on-landing-in-san-andres.html

Aircraft
DATE:16/08/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news

Aires 737-700 crashes on landing in San Andres
By Rainer Uphoff

At least one person has died after a Boeing 737-700 operated by Colombian carrier Aires crashed on landing at the Caribbean island of San Andres after a flight from Bogota.

Colombian civil aviation authority Aerocivil confirms the accident, saying that the 737-700, registered HK-4682, with Aires flight number 8250 had departed from Bogota around midnight local time and crashed at its destination airport at 01:49.

It was transporting 121 passengers and six crew members. A local air force official says that there is one fatality and 34 people have been hospitalised while another 70 have received local treatment for lighter injuries.

He also says that there was a thunderstorm close to the airport at the time of the accident. The aircraft has apparently broken up although no further details are currently available. The airport of San Andres is closed to commercial traffic as a result.

Qantas

Any loss of life is terrible but for only 1 death out of this crash
is pritty amazing when you look the the pics of how it broke up
would like to know the cause,with all the crew surviving we prob
get good idea pritty soon
Here link to few more pics http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/nacional/articulo-219349-accidente-aereo-aeropuerto-de-san-andres-deja-un-muerto-y-114-heri

Plowman

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Alpha Papa

Turns out the aircraft was rented from AWAS which an Irish based leasing company.


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By Elyse Moody elyse_moody@aviationweek.com
WASHINGTON
An Aires of Colombia Boeing 737-700 operating as Flight 8250 from Bogota Eldorado Airport to Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport on San Andres Island off the coast of Nicaragua split into three pieces on landing after being struck by lightning, according to statements from Colombia’s national police.
The aircraft, identified as HK-4682 by the Aviation Safety Network, crashed at 1:49 a.m. local time, killing one passenger and injuring 114 of the 127 on board.
The aircraft, HK-4682 (serial number 32416) was built in 2002, according to ASCEND Online fleet data. Aires leased the CFM56-powered aircraft from Dublin lessor AWAS. It originally operated with easyJet and had accumulated just over 22,000 flight hours.
The Colombian carrier currently operates 24 aircraft: 10 Boeing 737-700s that can carry as many as 149 passengers and 14 Bombardier Dash 8-100/-200/-300s that can carry 37-50 passengers, according to ASCEND.

keroseneboy

There is an interesting observation in the Flight International article on safety : improvement in airline safety has stagnated over the last 10 years.

Could it be that the low cost carriers(LCC) are squeezing the budgetary latitude of the traditional carriers and manufacturers to innovate and improve on safety through innovation ?

I can't imagine Southwest or Ryanair ordering non-mandetory safety options on their Boeings. Why would Boeing innnovate if the customers are not interested in buying such equipment/features ?

Ryanair penalises financially their pilots who are deemed to be too 'throttle heavy'. This means that Ryanair are introducing financial considerations into cockpit decisions. An example would be a go/no go air crew's decision on a go-around where the flying pilot/captain are influenced by fuel consuption considerations when making a decision on whether or not to abort a potentially dangerous landing. I am lead to believe that their pilots are encouraged to put pressure on ground and air traffic control to expediate their taxi/routings. These factors reflect Ryanair's total fixation on profit even at the potential erosion of safety.

Steyr wrote: »

**PICS IN THE LINK**

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/08/16/346191/pictures-aires-737-700-crashes-on-landing-in-san-andres.html

Aircraft
DATE:16/08/10
SOURCE:Air Transport Intelligence news

Aires 737-700 crashes on landing in San Andres
By Rainer Uphoff

At least one person has died after a Boeing 737-700 operated by Colombian carrier Aires crashed on landing at the Caribbean island of San Andres after a flight from Bogota.

Colombian civil aviation authority Aerocivil confirms the accident, saying that the 737-700, registered HK-4682, with Aires flight number 8250 had departed from Bogota around midnight local time and crashed at its destination airport at 01:49.

It was transporting 121 passengers and six crew members. A local air force official says that there is one fatality and 34 people have been hospitalised while another 70 have received local treatment for lighter injuries.

He also says that there was a thunderstorm close to the airport at the time of the accident. The aircraft has apparently broken up although no further details are currently available. The airport of San Andres is closed to commercial traffic as a result.

N2

Have to diagree totally, in my time working with Ryanair I have never been put under pressure about the amount of fuel I carried. If you need it take it, once you can justify your decision. There are no personal financial penalties for a pilot carrying extra fuel.

pclancy

Keroseneboy you're on the verge of airline bashing which is against the charter of this forum.

In the interests of debate i'll leave your comments up for now keroseneboy but i'd like you enlighten us as to your sources or experience. Its not fair to make statements like that without something to back yourself up.

Southwest and Ryanair have excellent safety records so there's no truth in your idea that lcc's are pushing the limits of safety in the strive for profit.

To say that aviation safety has stagnated in the last ten years also doesn’t make sense. TCAS and ATC radar forward planning and prediction have improved. The EU has make good strides with aircraft and helicopter safety with the European Strategic Safety Initiative (ESSI) and other countries have followed suit.

Air travel today is safer then its ever been despite the advent of LCCs and tight financial management of what before were often bloated inefficient state-run airlines.