We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
After touchdown on a wet runway at Santiago de Compostela Airport, the crew activated the thrust reverser systems and started the braking procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames in a wooded area, broken in two. All 223 occupants were evacuated, 52 of them were injured, some seriously. The aircraft was destroyed. Probable cause (official findings): Wrong approach configuration on part of the flying crew who
Douglas DC-8