Incident Overview
An airplane experienced a hard landing 985 metres past the threshold of runway 13. The incident occurred after the flight crew executed a wrong approach configuration. Upon touchdown, the nose gear collapsed, and the aircraft slid for several metres before coming to a stop.
Occupant Safety and Aircraft Damage
All 51 occupants on board evacuated the aircraft safely. The aircraft sustained damage beyond repair as a result of the hard landing and subsequent slide.
Official Findings
The investigation determined that the approach was completed at an excessive speed and with a sink rate of 720 feet per minute. These factors were cited as the probable cause of the hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose gear.
Conclusions
The official findings attribute the incident to the flight crew's failure to configure the aircraft appropriately for landing, leading to an approach that was both too fast and descending too rapidly.