What happened
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(-23)HA132 with 136 passengers and a crew of 15 skidded off rwy 04 at tahiti international airport (ntaa) while landing during heavy rain showers. The flight was cleared for an ILS approach and broke out at 450-500 ft MSL on final with a GPWS warning of being too low. The captain made the necessary corrections to return to the glide path prior to touchdown. Just after towchdown at an indicated airspeed of 140 KTS with reverse on all three engines at 80% N1, the spoilers did not deploy automatically, requiring the flight engineer (fe) amnually deploy them. The a/c began sliding to the right of centerline due to hydroplaning and the first officer (fo) called out "centerline". The captain reduced reverse power and used rudders to return to the centerline. Once on centerline, the captain increase reverse power to 100% N1 until going off the end of the runway at which time he reduced power to idle. The a/c came to stop with its nose gear in the water. Evacuation was accomplished through the 2R door without any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)HA132 WITH 136 PASSENGERS AND A CREW OF 15 SKIDDED OFF RWY 04 AT TAHITI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NTAA) WHILE LANDING DURING HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN ILS APPROACH AND BROKE OUT AT 450-500 FT MSL ON FINAL WITH A GPWS WARNING OF BEING TOO LOW. THE CAPTAIN MADE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO RETURN TO THE GLIDE PATH PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. JUST AFTER TOWCHDOWN AT AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 140 KTS WITH REVERSE ON ALL THREE ENGINES AT 80% N1, THE SPOILERS DID NOT DEPLOY AUTOMATICALLY, REQUIRING THE FLIGHT ENGINEER (FE) AMNUALLY DEPLOY THEM. THE A/C BEGAN SLIDING TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO HYDROPLANING AND THE FIRST OFFICER (FO) CALLED OUT "CENTERLINE". THE CAPTAIN REDUCED REVERSE POWER AND USED RUDDERS TO RETURN TO THE CENTERLINE. ONCE ON CENTERLINE, THE CAPTAIN INCREASE REVERSE POWER TO 100% N1 UNTIL GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE A/C CAME TO STOP WITH ITS NOSE GEAR IN THE WATER. EVACUATION WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE 2R DOOR WITHOUT ANY INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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