Incident Details
During the takeoff roll on runway 31 at Bogotá-El Dorado Airport, at a speed of 130 knots, the crew heard two explosions. As the aircraft started to vibrate, the captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran the runway, rolled for 497 metres, then lost its nose gear and came to rest. All six occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Investigation Findings
The investigation determined that the tread on the left front tyre (nose gear) deflated and broke off during takeoff, causing severe vibrations. This rendered the antiskid system unserviceable, and the aircraft could not be stopped on the remaining distance as the runway surface was humid. Additionally, no information was available from both the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) systems. At the time of the accident, the total weight of the aircraft was 1,461 kilograms above the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), which caused the decision speed (V1) to be higher, thereby reducing the stopping distance. The stopping distance was insufficient when discontinuing the takeoff in wet runway conditions.