Philippine Airlines Flight 137 was a scheduled passenger flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Bacolod City Domestic Airport in Bacolod. The aircraft overran the runway on landing which resulted in the deaths of three people on the ground whereas none out of the 124 passengers and 6 crew were killed.
Accident
On March 22, 1998, Flight 137 overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport. There were no fatalities among the aircraft's crew and passengers, but three people died on the ground as the airliner plowed through a residential area.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320-214, tail number RP-C3222, was destroyed. It had been in service for barely three months prior to the accident.
Cause
A selection by the pilot of the wrong mode on the onboard flight computers by the pilot prevented the power from being reduced to idle, which, in turn inhibited the use of the thrust reverser and spoilers. The affected engine was shut down, and the brakes were applied, but the aircraft was unable to stop before the end of the runway.
See also
- TAM Airlines Flight 3054 – Another A320 that crashed nine years later under almost identical circumstances, with 199 fatalities.
- Korean Air Flight 631 – another runway excursion incident in the Philippines which happened 24 years later.
- Runway excursion
References
External links
- Final accident report (Alternate) (Archive)
- Video of the crash site from Associated Press Archive
