What happened
On the evening of the incident, a charter flight operated by a Falcon 10 arrived at the airport, landing on runway 33 at 19:42 local time. The aircraft was carrying two pilots and two passengers. Shortly after this arrival, a Boeing 727-223, registered EI-HCD and operated by Hunting Cargo Airlines, landed on the same runway following a cargo flight from Porto. The Boeing 727 was accompanied by four crew members.
As both aircraft exited the runway via taxiway K-1, they proceeded toward the apron using different paths. While the Boeing 727 utilized one taxiway, the Falcon 10 moved along a parallel route. A collision occurred at the intersection of taxiways A-8 and M-8. The impact resulted in minor damage to the Boeing 727-223, but the Falcon 10 sustained damage that rendered it a total loss. There were zero fatalities and zero injuries among the eight total occupants involved in the incident.
Findings
Investigations into the collision revealed that the aircraft, identified as F-GJMA, entered an outer taxiway and lost separation from EI-HCD. This loss of separation was attributed to the crew of the Falcon 10 failing to adhere to initial instructions provided by the control tower. Additionally, the Boeing 727 was traveling at an excessive speed along Taxiway A. As both aircraft moved nearly parallel to one another, the ground controller was unable to intervene in time to prevent the impact at the junction of the taxiways.