TACA Flight 390
The wreckage of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 30, 2008 |
| Summary | Runway overrun, pilot error |
| Site | Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 14°04′13″N 87°12′51″W / 14.0702°N 87.2141°W |
| Total fatalities | 5 |
| Aircraft | |
| EI-TAF, the aircraft involved in the accident while leased to Cubana | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-233 |
| Operator | TACA |
| IATA flight No. | AV390 |
| ICAO flight No. | TAI390 |
| Call sign | TACA 390 |
| Registration | EI-TAF |
| Flight origin | El Salvador International Airport, San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 1st stopover | Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 2nd stopover | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| Destination | Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida |
| Passengers | 124 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 3 |
| Injuries | 65 |
| Survivors | 132 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 2 |
TACA Flight 390 was a scheduled flight on May 30, 2008, by TACA International from San Salvador, El Salvador, to Miami, Florida, United States, with intermediate stops at Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula in Honduras. The aircraft, an Airbus A320-233, overran the runway after landing at Tegucigalpa's Toncontín International Airport and rolled out into a street, crashing into an embankment and smashing several cars in the process.
El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority spearheaded the investigation, which attributed the accident to pilot error. The crew opted to go around after failing to stabilise their first approach. The pilots, who became increasingly frustrated due to the deteriorating weather condition and their difficult approach, misjudged the distance that they required for landing. The aircraft touched down well beyond its recommended zone. The preceding tailwind, heavy weight of the aircraft, and wet runway hindered the aircraft's deceleration during the roll, causing the aircraft to not lose speed quickly enough and eventually to run off the runway. Investigators dismissed concerns that the runway was wet, despite there being rain in Tegucigalpa on the day and time of the accident.: 115-117