# NTSB DCA09WA008: Boeing 737, Maiquetia, Venezuela, October 16, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2008, 18:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place: Maiquetia, Venezuela
- Location: 10.6022° N, 66.9912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport (SVMI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.6022&lon=-66.9912&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 55 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69405/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA008

## Probable cause

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## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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