Accident
Following an uneventful flight from Cali, the crew began the approach to Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar Airport runway 01. On final approach, the crew encountered poor weather with heavy rain, turbulence, and windshear. The aircraft was unstable, leading the captain to abandon the approach and initiate a go-around. Minutes later, the crew started a second approach. Still unstable, the aircraft landed too far down the wet runway 01 at an excessive speed, approximately 490 metres from the runway end. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, went through a fence, collided with pylons, went down a concrete embankment, and came to rest with the cockpit in the sea. All 60 occupants evacuated safely. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause to be: "Continuation of the approach and landing without being stabilized on finals with an excessive speed caused the aircraft to cross the threshold of the runway with an additional 41 knots during a low angle approach, which caused the aircraft wheels to touch down positively when there were only 490 meters of runway available, an insufficient distance to stop the aircraft within the runway." Contributing factors included: lack of situational awareness regarding approach and landing speed after disconnecting automated systems; omission of call outs by the Pilot Monitoring to warn the pilot in control of speeding and persuade a missed approach; delay in initiating a missed approach or interrupted landing during a destabilized approach; and misperception that the aircraft could be stopped within the limited remaining runway without analyzing status and distance without positive contact due to speeding.