Incident Overview
During a descent to Reynosa-General Lucio Blanco Airport following an uneventful flight from Mexico City, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Keith. Due to a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft was too high on the glide path and approached at an excessive speed.
Landing and Overrun
The aircraft landed too far down the wet runway 31 and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran the runway, lost its undercarriage, struck several houses, went down an embankment, and came to rest in a canal.
Occupants and Casualties
All 90 occupants were rescued from the aircraft. Among them, one passenger sustained minor injuries. On the ground, four people were killed.
Probable Cause
According to the investigation, the probable cause was a long landing and contact after a high approach with excessive speed as a result of a non-precision approach, on a waterlogged runway and in adverse weather conditions (discharge of CB's in the area), with the aircraft departing from the opposite runway threshold (13).