Iberia A340-600 overuns in QUITO

Second A340-600 to leave the stage this year, only 6 years after type entro into service. Though both write-offs cannot be called to be caused the aircraft, the landing in Quito was just plain wrong (too fast, too high).

Doesn’t say much for Iberia’s training methods does it

Delete EC-JOH in your books, a confirmed write off.:(

Second A340-600 to leave the stage this year, only 6 years after type entro into service. Though both write-offs cannot be called to be caused the aircraft, the landing in Quito was just plain wrong (too fast, too high).

Delete EC-JOH in your books, a confirmed write off.:(

And luckily the invisible passengers were unhurt as well!

Still… at least the weather was nice at Quito ‘Downtown’ International that day… :rolleyes:

No wonder it over ran, there was noone in the cockpit monitoring the landing!

And luckily the invisible passengers were unhurt as well!

No wonder it over ran, there was noone in the cockpit monitoring the landing!

This is an interesting video of the crash. It is a reconstruction lasting about 4 minutes. There is apparantly another video of the crash recovery, but I haven’t been able to find it yet!

The A.340 is now on jacks in a maintenance area.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66a3jEXdAiw

Another short video of the crash scene, so close to a disaster!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SqhIRlWl84

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=AKX2SubH7DM

Shortly after the crash. Why do the crew don´t open the doors and evacuaten inmediately?. Isn´t it a bit too slow?.

I can’t believe they didn’t elect to go around on that approach??

Yeah that was quite scary to watch.

not a so normal one in Quito

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-300-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-9163.html

I can’t believe they didn’t elect to go around on that approach??

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-600-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-4837.html

Normal landing and not a so normal one in Quito

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A340-300-Airline_Iberia_Aviation_Video-9163.html

Although its a young frame , its still a long way from home at an airfield which doesn’t offer much in terms of facilities to help the engineers with what might be a big ask on looking at the photos only. If I had to place a bet I’d say that the only way out of Ecuador for it is in boxes of many pieces 🙁

Well, having thought about it more, there is every possibility that the aircraft will be repaired – it is a relatively youthful aircraft.

That is correct. EC-JOH, msn 731 delivered last year!

Great shots on here.

I’m no expert either but I imagine the cost of such a repair and stress on the air frame would be reasons to write it off.

I am no expert and am only going from photos and what I have read, but I would be surprised if she flies again. The fuselage could be bent, and the wing box appears to be damaged.

Some black nasty and a lick of paint and she’ll be back in the air

It’s not been the time of year for Airbus, has it? TAM A320, SAA A340 and now IBE A340.

What do you reckon, write-off? I would have thought that it would be.

Depends on the wing damage, appears that the L/H undercarriage was torn off and obviously the two port engines will need replacing/repairing and it depends on the facilities available at Quito. The A340 is the largest plane permitted to land in Quito.

Some more. Close ones.

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00011.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00013.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00014.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00015.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00016.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00017.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00019.jpg
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k248/antonella68/DSC00021.jpg

Quito is a tricky one.

And a good view from the port side!

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6104979