- Date
- October 16, 2008, 18:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Maiquetia, Venezuela
- Injuries
- 55 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- YV162TBoeing 737
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 69405
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Probable cause
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On Oct 16, a Rutaca Airlines B737, Venezuelan registration YV162T, exited runway 10 upon landing at Simon Bolivar Airport, Maiqueita, Venzuela. Heavy rain was reported at the airport. The nose gear collapsed, and damage to the wheel well and nose section of the airplane was reported. The Venezuela JIAA requested recorder readout assistance from the NTSB. The investigation is being conducted by the Venezuelan JUNTA INVESTIGADORA DE ACCIDENTES DE AVIACIÓN (JIAA) AV. Francisco de Miranda Torre Minfra, piso 20 Caracas-Venezuela. Teléfonos (0212) 2015491 / 2015438 / 2015410 / 2015411 / 2015436 Fax (0212)2015545
Factual narrative
On Oct 16, a Rutaca Airlines B737, Venezuelan registration YV162T, exited runway 10 upon landing at Simon Bolivar Airport, Maiqueita, Venzuela. Heavy rain was reported at the airport. The nose gear collapsed, and damage to the wheel well and nose section of the airplane was reported. The Venezuela JIAA requested recorder readout assistance from the NTSB. The investigation is being conducted by the Venezuelan JUNTA INVESTIGADORA DE ACCIDENTES DE AVIACIÓN (JIAA) AV. Francisco de Miranda Torre Minfra, piso 20 Caracas-Venezuela. Teléfonos (0212) 2015491 / 2015438 / 2015410 / 2015411 / 2015436 Fax (0212)2015545
Aircraft
- Registration
- YV162T
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (2H4)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23055
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Rutaca Airlines
- Registered owner
- Rutaca Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SVPR · Puerto Ordaz
- Destination
- SVMI · Maiquetia
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SVMI · Maiquetia, Simon Bolivar, runway 10
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)