Accident Overview
A cargo aircraft operating a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles with an intermediate stop in Monterrey crashed while on final approach. The aircraft departed Mexico City-Benito Juarez Airport carrying five crew members. During the nighttime approach to Monterrey-General Mariano Escobedo Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions, including cumulonimbus clouds and a broken cloud ceiling at 600 feet.
Sequence of Events
On short final, approximately 2 kilometers from the runway threshold, the crew received clearance to land on runway 11. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft rolled to the left and crashed onto a motorway located 700 meters short of the runway. The aircraft was completely destroyed.
Casualties
All five crew members and one person in a car on the motorway were killed.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control following an unstable approach. Contributing factors included: lack of crew coordination and crew resources management (CRM), diminished situational awareness, failure to follow proper operational procedures, unstabilized non-precision approach, unsuitable aircraft configuration, and adverse weather conditions.