Aircraft Accident

Report.
Por: Manuel Jiménez, Jose
Antonio Martínez, Daniela
Dávila
Avianca 052 accidentado en la ciudad de New York el 25
de junio de 1990 debido a un agotamiento de
combustible.
OPA2A

ACADEMIA ANTIOQUEÑA DE
AVIACIÓN
 Datos generales

Estado: Final
Fecha: jueves 25 enero 1990
Hora: 21:34

Tipo: Boeing 707-321B

Operador: Avianca
Registración: HK-2016
Número de serie: 19276/592
Año de Construcción: 1967
Horas Totales de la
61196
Célula:
Motores: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Tripulación: Fatalidades: 8 / Ocupantes: 9
Pasajeros: Fatalidades: 65 / Ocupantes: 149
Total: Fatalidades: 73 / Ocupantes: 158
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:
Cove Neck, NY ( Estados Unidos de América)
Fase: Aproximación (APR)
Naturaleza: Vuelo Internacional Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida: Rionegro/Medellín-José María Córdova Airport (MDE/SKRG), Colombia
Aeropuerto deNew York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK),
Llegada: Estados Unidos de América
Número de Vuelo: AV052

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 Descripción

El vuelo AV052 de Avianca (Bogotá - Medellín - Nueva York-JFK) despegó de Medellín a

las 15:08 con aprox. 81000 libras de combustible a bordo. Al llegar cerca de Nueva York,
la aeronave tuvo que ingresar a 3 patrones de espera. El primero durante 19 minutos
sobre Norfolk, el segundo durante 29 minutos sobre New Jersey y el tercer patrón sobre la
intersección de CAMRN durante 29 minutos. A través de CAMRN, el avión descendió de
FL140 a FL110. A las 20:44:43, mientras se mantenía en CAMRN por 26 minutos, el
controlador de radar ARTCC de Nueva York (NY) recomendó a AVA052 esperar
autorización de aproximación a las 21:05. En ese momento, la tripulación de Avianca
informó a ATC que solo podían esperar 5 minutos más y que no podía acceder al alterno
debido al bajo nivel de combustible. El vuelo abandonó el patrón de espera a las 20:47 y
la tripulación se contactó con TRACON de Nueva York (Terminal Radar Approach Control)
que guió a AV052 para una
aproximación ILS para la pista 22L. A
las 21:15, la tripulación se contactó
con la Torre JFK y fueron autorizados
a aterrizar cuatro minutos más tarde.
Debido al mal tiempo (300 pies de
techo, 400 m de visibilidad, RVR,
alcance visual en la pista de 2400 pies
y cizalladura del viento de
aproximadamente 10 kt), la tripulación
tuvo que realizar una aproximación
frustrada a las 21:23. El vectorizó la
aeronave para otra aproximación.
Aproximadamente a las 21:32, a 12
millas al SE del aeropuerto JFK, los
motores número 3 y 4 de apagaron,
poco después seguidos por los dos
restantes. A las 21:34, rumbo 250 ° y
flaps a 14 ° y el tren de aterrizaje
retrapido, el avión impactó en una
ladera en un área residencial boscosa
en la costa norte de Long Island. El
lado de estribor del fuselaje delantero
impactó y fracturó la cubierta de
madera de una casa residencial.

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 Transcript of the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)
Legenda
RDO = Radio transmission from accident aircraft
CAM = Cockpit Area Microphone sound or source
-1 = Voice identified as Captain
-2 = Voice identified as First Officer
-3 = Voice identified as Flight Engineer
TWR = New York-JFK Tower
APPR = New York Approach Controller
* = Unintelligible word
# = Expletive deleted
() = Questionable text
(()) = Editorial insertion
- = Pause

Time Source Content twenty five 2105:17 RDO-?: Left, heading

position and three six zero,
maintain vee ref Avianca zero five
RDO-?: New York plus twenty...The two heavy.
approach highest go
2103:07 Avianca zero five 2105:22 CAM-3: Three six zero.
around
ah two leveling procedure is 2105:24 CAM-2: Yes
five thousand. starting. Commander,
2103:11 APPR: Avianca zero five thats what he
2104:34 CAM-3: The flaps, sorry, say.
two heavy, New retract the
York approach landing gear with 2105:26 CAM-1: Perform the
good evening, fly positive rate of radio setup, but
heading zero six climb...if any low leave to me the
zero. pressure light VOR, the in
2103:15 RDO-?: Heading zero six comes on do not Kennedy, then
zero, Avianca select the switch select here, tell
zero five two in the off me what.
heavy. position...the low 2105:34 CAM-1: Two what?.
2103:18 CAM-2: Zero six zero on pressure lights of 2105:34 CAM-2: Two twenty
the heading. the pumps three.
comes on,
2103:46 CAM-3: When we reduce the nose 2105:35 CAM-?: *sound of
have...with up altitude, the altitude alert
thousand pounds nose up attitude. tone*
or less in any 2105:38 CAM-1: Two twenty
tank, it is 2104:57 CAM-3: The forward
pumps... three.
necessary to do.
2104:59 CAM-1: What heading do 2105:39 CAM-1: What heading he
2103:53 CAM-2: Yes sir. provide us?
you have over
2103:56 CAM-3: Then the go- there? 2105:42 CAM-2: New, he give us
around three six zero.
procedure is 2105:04 CAM-1: Select Kennedy
stating that the on my side. 2105:42 CAM-1: Okay.
power be applied 2105:04 CAM-2: Kennedy is on 2105:42 CAM-2: I am going to
slowly and to the number two, perform the radio
avoid rapid but if want setup on number
accelerations Commander, I two.
and to have a can perform the 2105:42 CAM-1: Perform the
minimum of nose radio setup right radio setup.
up attitude. now that we are
now being 2105:49 CAM-?: *sound of
2104:09 CAM-1: To maintain landing gear
what? vectored, we are
like on down warning horn*
2104:10 CAM-2: Minimum, wind position 2105:52 CAM-1: Hey, understand
minimum nose now. that the nose
up attitude, that must be
means the less 2105:11 CAM-1: We passed
already, no? maintained as
nose up attitude low as possible,
that one can 2105:12 CAM-2: Yes sir. yes?
hold. 2105:13 APPR: Avianca zero five 2105:52 CAM-3: Thats correct, it
2104:10 CAM-3: This thing is two heavy turn says that the
going okay. left, heading forward pumps...
2104:27 CAM-3: Then flaps to three six zero.
2106:02 APPR: Avianca zero five

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 two heavy, turn 2107:42 CAM-2: Markers are set. five zero,
left heading of 2108:34 APPR: Avianca zero five intercept the
three zero zero. two heavy, localizer.
2106:04 RDO-?: Left heading descend and 2110:31 RDO-?: Heading two five
three zero zero, maintain, ahh, zero, intercept
Avianca zero five descend and the localizer,
two heavy. maintain three Avianca zero five
2106:09 CAM-2: Three zero zero thousand. two heavy.
on the heading. 2108:40 RDO-?: Descend and 2110:37 CAM-2: Two fifty is the
2106:10 CAM-3: The forward maintain three heading to
boost pumps thousand, intercept the
could be Avianca zero five localizer.
uncovered on two heavy. 2111:04 CAM-2: This is final
fuel during the 2108:40 CAM-2: Three thousand vector, do you
go around. feet. want the ILS
2106:15 CAM-3: What it means it 2109:01 CAM-1: The localizer, are Commander?
doesn't contain we going to 2111:07 APPR: Avianca zero five
fuel for feeding intercept it with two heavy, you
itself and a two thousand? are one five
flameout can 2109:06 CAM-2: Yes, the initial miles from the
occur...and it is approach altitude outer marker,
necessary to is two thousand maintain two
lower the nose or according to thousand until
again. the ATC. established on
2106:44 CAM-1: Heading three the localizer,
2109:11 CAM-3: They got us, they cleared ILS two
hundred. already vectoring two left.
2106:45 CAM-2: Three hundred. us.
2111:14 RDO-?: Cleared ILS two
2106:51 CAM-2: Right now we 2109:21 CAM-2: They two left, maintain
are proceeding accomodate us two thousand
to the airport ahead of an.... until established,
inbound and we 2109:27 CAM-1: What? Avianca zero five
have two heavy.
twentyseven, 2109:27 CAM-2: They
seventeen miles. accomodate us. 2111:14 CAM-3: Two thousand.
2106:58 CAM-3: Roger. 2109:29 CAM-3: They already 2111:16 CAM-1: Select the ILS on
know that we are my side.
2107:04 CAM-2: This means that in bad condition.
we'll have 2111:20 CAM-2: The ILS in
hamburger 2109:30 CAM-1: No, they are number one, one
tonight. descending us. hundred ten
2109:35 CAM-2: One thousand point nine is set.
2107:17 APPR: Avianca zero five
two heavy, turn feet. 2111:29 CAM-2: For two
left heading two 2109:36 CAM-1: Ah yes. thousand feet.
niner. 2109:38 CAM-2: They are giving 2111:29 CAM-3: Localizer alive.
2107:20 RDO-?: Left heading two us priority. 2111:32 CAM-1: Give me flaps
niner zero, 2109:44 APPR: Avianca zero five fourteen.
Avianca zero five two heavy, turn 2111:33 CAM-2: We are thirteen
two heavy. left heading two miles from the
2107:24 CAM-2: Two niner zero seven zero. outer marker.
on the heading 2109:47 RDO-?: Left heading two 2111:33 CAM-2: Flaps fourteen.
please. seven zero. 2111:47 CAM-1: Navigation
2107:29 CAM-1: Two twenty three 2109:50 CAM-2: Two seven zero number one.
course counter on the heading.
standby the 2111:49 CAM-1: Did you already
frequency 2109:54 CAM-1: Two seventy. select flaps
number. 2110:03 CAM-2: It is ahead of us. fourteen, no?
2107:32 CAM-2: Standby for the 2110:05 CAM-3: Yes. 2111:51 CAM-2: Yes sir, are set.
frequency. 2110:16 CAM-1: Standby for the 2111:53 CAM-2: Navigation
2107:34 CAM-1: Leave the ILS localizer there. number one.
frequency in 2110:18 CAM-2: Yes Sir. 2111:55 APPR: Avianca zero five
Kennedy until I two heavy,
advise you select 2110:21 CAM-2: Outer marker is speed one six
your own there. seven miles. zero, if practical.
2107:36 CAM-2: It is ready. 2110:21 APPR: Avianca zero five 2111:57 CAM-3: Fourteen.
two heavy, turn
2107:37 CAM-1: Well... left heading two 2111:59 RDO-?: One six, Avianca

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 zero five two landing gear yet? 2118:32 CAM-2: Glide slope alive.
heavy. 2116:21 CAM-2: No, I think its too 2118:38 CAM-1: I'm going to
2112:05 CAM-1: Give me flaps early now. approach at one
twenty five. 2116:53 CAM-2: If we lower the hundred and
2112:06 CAM-2: Flaps twenty landing gear, we forty, it is what
five. have to hold very he wants or what
high nose is the value he
2112:09 CAM-2: Reduce to a wants?
minimum. attitude.
2116:53 CAM-3: And its not 2118:41 CAM-2: One hundred
2112:15 CAM-2: We have traffic and fifty; We had
ahead of us. very...
one hundred and
2112:28 CAM-1: We can maintain 2116:56 TWR: American six forty, and he
one hundred and ninety two, required ten little
forty with this runway two two knots more.
flap setting. left, wind one
niner zero at two 2119:09 CAM-1: Lower the gear.
2112:52 CAM-1: How many miles one, cleared to 2119:10 CAM-2: Gear down.
is that thing land.
located? 2119:30 CAM-1: Mode selector
2117:01 AA : Cleared to land, approach land
2112:53 CAM-2: It is at seven 692: American six checklist.
miles ninety two.
commander, and 2119:32 CAM-3: Landing check.
we are at ten 2117:17 TWR: Avianca zero five 2119:41 CAM-3: Speed brake
miles at the two, what's your lever.,
moment from the airspeed?
2119:42 CAM-1: Full forward.
outer marker. 2117:20 RDO-?: Avianca zero five
two, one four 2119:43 CAM-3: Spoiler switches.
2113:25 CAM-1: Reset frequency,
the ILS please. zero knots. 2119:45 CAM-2: On.
2113:29 CAM-2: Okay. 2117:25 CAM-1: they was asking 2119.45 CAM-3: On.
for the American. 2119:46 CAM-3: Engine start
2113:36 CAM-1: Do it.
2117:30 TWR: Avianca zero five selectors on.
2113:34 CAM-1: Thankyou. two, can you 2119:50 CAM-?: (Engine igniter
2113:47 CAM-2: Now the course increase your sound starts and
is going to be airspeed one continues until
intercepted at zero knots? end of tape.)
the outer marker. 2117:40 CAM-1: One zero.
This means 2119:56 CAM-3: No smoking
there is not a 2117:41 RDO-?: Okay, one zero switch on,
problem, knots, increasing 2119:57 CAM-2: On.
Commander. 2117:42 TWR: Increase, 2119:58 TWR: Avianca zero five
2114:00 CAM-2: Localizer to the increase! two, two two left,
left. 2117:42 CAM-1: What? wind one niner
2115:08 APPR: Avianca zero five 2117:44 RDO-?: Increasing zero at two zero,
two heavy, cleared to land.
2117:45 CAM-1: What?
contact Kennedy 2120:00 CAM-3: Gear.
Tower, one one 2117:46 TWR: Okay
2120:01 RDO-?: Cleared to land,
niner point one, 2117:46 CAM-3: Ten knots more. Avianca zero five
good day. 2117:48 CAM-2: Ten little knots two heavy.
2115:12 RDO-?: One one niner more. 2120.03 RDO-?: Wind check
point one, so 2117:48 CAM-3: Ten little knots please?
long. more. 2120:05 TWR: One niner zero
2115:19 RDO-?: Kennedy Tower, 2117:48 CAM-1: One hundred at two zero.
Avianca zero five and fifty.
two established 2120:07 RDO-?: Thankyou.
two two left. 2117:52 CAM-1: Here we go. 2120:08 CAM-2: One hundred
2115:23 TWR: Avianca zero five 2117:55 CAM-1: Tell me things and ninety with
two heavy, louder, because twenty is in the
Kennedy Tower, I'm not hearing it. wind.
two two left, 2118:11 CAM-2: We are three 2120:10 CAM-1: With what?
you're number miles to the outer 2120:10 TWR: Avianca zero five
three following marker now. two, say
seven two seven 2118:13 CAM-1: Right. airspeed
traffic on a, ah,
niner mile final. 2118:15 CAM-1: Resetting the 2120:10 CAM-2: With twenty,
ILS. 2120:12 RDO-?: Vero five two is,
2115:32 RDO-?: Avianca zero five
two, roger. 2118:17 CAM-2: Here it is already ah, one four five
intercepted. knots.
2116:19 CAM-1: Can I lower the

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2120:15 TWR: TWA eight oh 2121:30 TWR: TWA eight oh 2122:50 AA 40: Cleared to land,
one heavy, if one, you're American forty
feasible reduce gaining on the heavy.
airspeed one heavy seven oh 2122:52 CAM-2: Glide slope.
four live. seven, turn left,
heading of, ah, 2122:56 TWR: American forty
2120:17 CAM-1: Give me fifty. heavy, whats
one five zero,
2120:19 TWA Okay, we'll do and, ah, maintain your airspeed?
801: our best. two thousand. 2122:57 CAM-2: This is the wind
2120:21 CAM-1: Are we cleared 2121:35 CAM-1: I'm going to shear.
to land, no? leave the runway 2138:08 CAM-3: Glide slope.
2120:23 CAM-2: Yes sir, we are to the right, 2123:08 GPWS: Whoop whoop,
cleared to land. okay? pull up!
2120:25 CAM-3: Hydraulic 2121:36 CAM-2: To the right, yes 2123:09 CAM-2: Sink rate.
pressure sir.
quantities, 2123:10 CAM-2: Five hundred
2121:38 TWA Okay TWA eight feet.
normal. 801: oh one heavy,
2120:28 CAM-2: Localizer to the left to one five 2123:11 GPWS: Whoop whoop,
left, slightly zero, maintain pull up!
below glide two thousand. (repeated 3
slope. times)
2121:41 CAM-1: Localizer, glide
2120:33 CAM-3: Standby flaps slope one 2123:13 CAM-1: Lights.
fifty, landing thousand feet, 2123:14 GPWS: Whoop whoop,
checklist standby for pull up!
complete. lights. (repeated 4
2120:36 CAM-2: Stand by flaps 2121:46 CAM-2: Standing by for times)
fifty. lights. 2123:20 CAM-1: Where is the
2120:39 CAM-1: give me fifty. 2121:59 CAM-2: Slightly below runway?
2120:40 CAM-2: Flaps fifty now. glide slope. 2123:21 GPWS: Whoop whoop,
2122:07 CAM-2: One thousand pull up!
2120:41 CAM-3: Fifty, fifty, green (repeated 3
light, final set. feet above field.
times)
2120:45 CAM-3: All set for 2122:10 CAM-2: Instruments
cross checked, 2123:23 CAM-1: The runway!
landing. Where is it?
slightly below.
2120:48 CAM-2: Below glide 2123:25 GPWS: Glideslope
slope. 2122:17 CAM-2: All set for
landing. (repeated 2
2120:53 TWR: TWA eight oh times)
one heavy, if 2122:19 CAM-3: Stand by for
lights. 2123:27 CAM-2: I don't see it! I
feasible reduce don't see it!
to final approach 2122:21 CAM-1: Stand by.
airspeed at this 2123:28 CAM-1: Give me the
2122:26 CAM-2: The wind is landing gear up.
time. slightly from the Landing gear up.
2120:56 TWA Yes sir, we're left, one hundred
801: indicating one ninety with 2123:29 GPWS: Glideslope
five zero now, twenty. (repeated 2
thats about the times)
2122:33 AA 40: Tower, American
best we can do. Forty heavy's 2123:32 CAM-?: (Sound of
2121:06 CAM-1: Confirm the with ya outside landing gear
wind. LORRS. warning horn.)
2121:07 TWR: Avianca zero five 2122:36 TWR: American forty 2123:33 CAM-1: Request another
two heavy, can heavy, Kennedy traffic pattern.
you increase Tower, roger, 2123:34 RDO-2: Executing a
your airspeed runway two two missed
one zero knots at left, you're approach,
all? number two Avianca zero five
2121:09 RDO-?: Yes, we're doing following heavy two heavy.
it. seven oh seven 2123:37 CAM-3: Smooth with the
traffic on a two nose, smooth
2121:12 TWR: Okay, thankyou. mile final. Wind with the nose,
2121:15 CAM-1: Confirm the two zero zero at smooth with the
wind. one eight. RVR nose.
2121:16 CAM-2: The wind is one five thousand,
five hundred, 2123:39 TWR: Avianca zero five
hundred ninety two heavy, roger,
with twenty Cleared to land.
ah, climb and
knots. 2122:44 CAM-2: Below glide maintain two
2121:20 CAM-1: I got it. slope. thousand, turn

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 left, heading one fifteen. 2125:12 APPR: Okay, fly
eight zero. 2124:32 TWR: Avianca zero five heading zero
2123:43 CAM-1: We don't have two heavy, eight zero.
the flae... continue the left 2125:15 RDO-2: Flying heading
2123:45 CAM-2: Maintain two turn, heading zero eight zero,
thousand feet, one five zero, climb to three
one eight zero maintain two thousand.
on the heading. thousand. 2125:19 CAM-2: Three thousand
2123:54 CAM-1: Flaps twenty 2124:36 RDO-?: One five zero, feet please.
five. maintaining two 2125:19 APPR: TWA eight zero
thousand, one heavy, turn
2124:00 CAM-1: I don't know Avianca zero five
what happened left, heading zero
two heavy. four zero.
with the runway.
I didn't see it. 2124:39 TWR: Avianca zero five 2125:20 CAM-1: What, zero
two heavy, eighty?
2124:00 CAM-3: I didn't see it. contact approach
2124:00 CAM-2: I didn't see it. on one one eight 2125:20 CAM-2: Hundred and
point four. eighty.
2124:04 TWR: Avianca zero five
two, you are 2124:40 CAM-2: One hundred 2125:22 CAM-1: Ah...
making a left and fifty on the 2125:22 TWA Zero four zero,
turn, correct sir? heading. 801: TWA eight oh
2124:06 CAM-1: Tell them we are 2124:42 RDO-?: One one eight one heavy.
in emergen~y. point four. 2125:22 CAM-2: Hundred and
2124:06 CAM-3: Two thousand 2124:45 CAM-1: They put us to eighty.
feet. reduce airspeed, 2125:28 CAM-1: Did you already
2124:08 RDO-2: Thats right to that's the thing advise that we
one eight zero man, hundred don't have fuel?
on the heading, and fifty. 2125:29 CAM-2: Yes sir, I already
and, ah, we'll try 2124:50 CAM-2: One hundred advise him,
once again. and fifty on the hundred and
We're running heading. eighty on the
out of fuel. 2124:51 APPR: Five forty two heading. We are
2124:15 TWR: Okay. heavy, thank you going to maintain
for your help, three thousand
2124:17 CAM-1: What did he feet, and he's
say? contact Kennedy
Tower, one one going to get us
2124:18 CAM-2: Maintain two niner point one. back.
thousand feet, 2125:29 CAM-1: Okay.
one eight on the 2124:51 TWA Good day, thank
heading. I 542: you. 2125:41 APPR: Evergreen one
already advise 2124:55 CAM-1: Flaps fifteen. zero two heavy,
him that we are fly two seven
2124:55 RDO-2: Approach, zero.
going to attempt Avianca zero
again, because five, ah, two 2125:44 EVG Two seven zero,
we now can't. heavy, we just 102: one oh two
2124:21 TWR: American forty missed a missed heavy.
heavy, two two approach, and 2125:47 CAM-2: One hundred
left, wind two ah, we're and eighty.
zero zero at one maintaining two 2125:50 CAM-1: Give me bugs.
niner, cleared to thousand and
land. Wind shear five on the... 2125:52 CAM-2: One eighty on
reported, gain the heading.
2124:58 CAM-3: Flaps fourteen.
and loss of ten 2125:53 APPR: American four
knots, seven 2125:00 CAM-1: Flaps fourteen. zero heavy,
hundred feet to 2125:07 APPR: Avianca zero five present heading.
the surface by a two heavy, New I'll give you a
DC-9. York, good turn here in a
2124:22 CAM-1: Advise him we evening, climb minute.
are emergency! and maintain 2125:56 AA 40: American four
three thousand. zero heavy,
2124:26 CAM-1: Did you tell him?
2125:08 CAM-1: Advise him we wilco.
2124:27 AA 40: American forty. don't have fuel. 2126:00 CAM-2: Three thousand
2124:28 CAM-2: Yes sir. 2125:10 RDO-2: Climb and feet.
2124:29 CAM-2: I already advised maintain three 2126:07 APPR: American four
him. thousand, and zero heavy, turn
2124:31 CAM-1: Flaps four ... ah, we're running left, heading one
out of fuel, sir.

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 eight zero. thousand until ILS.
You're nine miles established on 2127:32 AA 40: Nineteen one for
from the outer the localizer. American four
marker, maintain Cleared for ILS heavy. You have
two thousand two two left. a good evening
until established 2126:50 CAM-1: zero seventy. sir.
on the localizer.
Cleared for ILS 2126:50 APPR: Evergreen one 2127:35 APPR: Thankyou.
two two left. zero two heavy, 2127:36 CAM-1: To die.
turn left, heading
2126:11 CAM-2: ?Unintelligible? two five zero. 2127:38 PA Kennedy
2126:15 AA 40: Okay, one eight You're one five 1812: Approach,
zero, two miles from the Clipper eighteen
thousand, outer marker, twelve heavy
maintain two maintain three with alpha's
until established, thousand until descending to
cleared ILS two established on five thousand,
two left, the localizer. heading zero six
American four Cleared for ILS zero.
zero heavy. two two left. 2127:43 APPR: Clipper eighteen
2126:21 CAM-1: Okay. 2126:50 CAM-1: Zero seventy. twelve New
York, good
2126:21 APPR: Evergreen one 2126:52 CAM-2: Zero seven zero evening.
zero two heavy, on the heading,
descend and maintaining three 2127:52 APPR: TWA eight zero
maintain three thousand feet. one heavy, turn
thousand. left, heading two
2126:59 EVG Cleared for the seven zero.
2126:24 EVG Okay, leveling 102: approach,
102: four for three, Evergreen one 2127:54 TWA Two seven zero,
Evergreen one zero two heavy. 801: TWA eight zero
oh two heavy. one heavy.
2127:02 APPR: TWA eight zero
2126:27 APPR: Avianca zero five one heavy, turn 2128:11 APPR: Tlipper eighteen
two heavy, turn left, heading two twelve heavy,
left, heading zero nine zero. descend and
seven zero. maintain four
2127:03 CAM-1: Give me the thousand.
2126:31 RDO-?: Heading zero Kennedy LLS in
seven zero, number one. 2128:15 PA Eighteen twelve
Avianca zero five 1812: heavy to four
2127:04 TWA Two nine zero, thousand.
two heavy. 801: TWA eight oh
2126:34 CAM-2: Zero seven zero. one. 2128:16 CAM-1: Take it easy,
take it easy.
2126:35 APPR: And Avianca 2127:08 CAM-2: The LLS or the
zero five two VOR? 2128:42 EVG Ah, approach for
heavy, ah, I'm 102: Evergreen one
2127:09 CAM-1: I like say the oh two heavy, is
going to bring VOR.
you about fifteen one seven zero a
miles northeast, 2127:11 CAM-2: Fifteen point nine good speed on
and then turn is on number final?
you back onto one. 2128:47 APPR: Ah, what's it
the approach, is 2127:13 CAM-1: Zero ninety. gonna be in
that fine with you 2127:14 CAM-2: Zero seven zero knots? Ah, I
and your fuel? on the heading. don't know the
2126:43 RDO-2: I guess so, that mach, ah.
2127:20 CAM-3: Zero seventy.
you very much. 2128:54 EVG Ah, yes sir, a
2127:20 CAM-3: We must follow 102: hundred and
2126:46 CAM-1: What did he that LLS.
say? seventy knots on
2127:28 APPR: Arnerican four final for
2126:46 CAM-3: The guy is angry. zero heavy, Evergreen, is
2126:47 CAM-2: Fifteen miles in contact Kennedy that okay?
order to get back Tower, one one 2128:58 APPR: Yeah, that's fine,
to the localizer. niner point one, ah, I have a
2126:50 APPR: Mvergreen one good evening. heavy jet seven
zero two heavy, 2127:29 CAM-2: It is not centered, ahead, and he's
turn left, heading the localizer of about twenty
two five zero, the radial, no. knots slower,
you're one five 2127:31 CAM-1: I'm going to that's due to the
miles from the follow this... winds. I'm gonna
outer marker, need you to slow
maintain three 2127:32 CAM-2: We must follow twenty knots in
the identified

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 three or four ILS. six zero now.
miles. 2130:25 CAM-1: What heading? 2130:59 CAM-3: Three six zero
2129:09 EVG Tell me. now.
Okay sir.
102: 2130:26 APPR: Okay, two called 2131:01 APPR: Okay, and you're
2129:11 RDO-2: Ah, can you give Trans World number two for
us a final now? eight oh one, you the approach. I
Avianca zero five were cleared for just have to give
two heavy. the approach. you enough
2129:20 APPR: Avianca zero five 2130:27 CAM-2: Two five zero. room so you can
two, affirmative make it without,
2130:30 TWA Affirmative, TWA ah, having to
sir, turn left, 801: eight oh one, we
heading zero come out again.
got it. We're out
four zero. of three for two. 2131:07 RDO-?: Okay, we're
2129:30 CAM-1: Give me a bug. number two and
2130:32 CAM-2: Two five zero in flying three six
2129:33 CAM-2: Zero four zero, the heading. zero now.
okay, that's fine. 2130:32 APPR: Avianca fifty two, 2131:10 APPR: thankyou sir.
2129:36 CAM-2: I'm giving you climb and
bugs for... maintain three 2131:22 CAM-1: Three sixty, no?
2129:42 APPR: Evergreen one thousand. 2131:23 CAM-2: Three sixty.
zero two heavy, 2130:33 (Sound of 2131:26 CAM-1: Flaps fourteen.
contact Kennedy landing gear 2131:27 APPR: TWA eight zero
Tower, one one warning horn.) one heavy,
niner point one. 2130:36 RDO-2: Ah, negative sir. you're eight
Good day. We just running miles behind a
2129:46 EVG out of fuel. We heavy jet.
Ah, good day.
102: okay three Contact Kennedy
2129:58 PA 11: New York thousand. Now Tower, one one
Approach okay. niner point one.
control, it's 2130:39 CAM-1: No, no, three ... Thanks for the
Clipper one one three thousand, help.
heavy, three thousand. 2131:33 TWA Okay, eight oh
maintaining four 2130:44 APPR: Okay, turn left, 801: one roger and
thousand feet, heading three what's his
turning right to one zero sir. ground... what's
zero three zero, his airspeed, do
what speed 2130:47 RDO-?: Three one zero, you know?
would you like? Avianca zero five
two. 2131:36 APPR: Ah, he's
2130:05 APPR: Clipper eleven indicating ten
heavy, New 2130:50 CAM-1: Tell me... knots slower,
York, good 2130:50 APPR: Clipper eighteen eight miles.
evening. Speed twelve heavy, 2131:39 TWA
one eight zero turn left, heading Okay, thank you.
801:
please three one zero.
2131:45 APPR: Clipper eighteen
2130:09 PA 11: Back to one 2130:52 PA Eighteen twelve twelve heavy,
eight zero for 1812: heavy, left three speed one six
eleven heavy. one zero. zero, if practical.
2130:11 CAM-3: I have the lights 2130:52 CAM-2: Three one zero 2131:47 PA eighteen twelve
on. in the... 1812: heavy slowing to
2130:14 APPR: TWA eight zero 2130:53 CAM-1: Flaps fourteen. one fifty.
one heavy, turn 2130:54 CAM-2: Three one zero. 2132:08 APPR: Avianca zero five
left, heading two two heavy, turn
five zero, you're 2130:54 CAM-3: No sir, are in...
left, heading
one five miles 2130:55 CAM-1: Set flaps three three zero.
from the outer fourteen.
marker. Maintain 2132:11 RDO-?: Three three zero
2130:55 APPR: Avianca fifty two, on the heading,
two thousand fly heading of
until established Avianca zero five
three six zero two.
on the localizer. please.
Cleared for ILS 2132:14 CAM-2: Three three zero,
two two left. 2130:56 CAM-2: Fourteen the heading.
degrees.
2130:21 RDO-?: Avianca zero five 2132:38 (Sound of
two heavy, left 2130:56 CAM-1: Tell me heading, momentary
turn two five what? power
zero, and ah, 2130:58 RDO-?: Okay, we'll interruption to
we're cleared for maintain three the CVR.)

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2132:39 CAM-3: Flame out! 2132:54 APPR: Avianca zero five established on
Flame out on two, turn left, the localizer.
engine number heading two five Cleared for ILS
four. zero, intercept two two left.
2132:41 (Sound of the localizer. 2133:12 RDO-?: Roger, Avianca.
momentary 2132:56 (Sound of engine 2133:14 APPR: Clipper eighteen
power spooling down.) twelve, turn left,
interruption to 2132:57 CAM-2: Two five zero. heading two two
the CVR) zero.
2132:59 RDO-?: Roger.
2132:42 CAM-1: Flame out on it. 2133:22 CAM-1: Did you select
2133:00 CAM-1: Select the ILS.
2132:43 CAM-3: Flame out on the ILS?
engine number 2133:01 CAM-2: ILS.
2133:22 CAM-2: It is ready on
three, essential 2133:03 CAM-2: It is on the two.
on number two, number two.
one number one. 2133:24 (End of
2133:04 CAM-1: Select the ILS, recording)
2132:49 CAM-1: Show me the let's see.
runway. 2133:04 APPR: Avianca zero five
2132:49 RDO-2: Avianca zero five two heavy,
two, we just, ah, you're one five
lost two engines miles from the
and, ah, we need outer marker,
priority, please. maintain two
thousand until

Datos de la aeronave

La aeronave del vuelo 52 era un Boeing 707-321B con matrícula HK 2016, fue construida en
junio de 1967 y había sido propiedad de Pan Am hasta 1977. En el momento del impacto, el
avión contaba con más de 61 000 horas de vuelo, se encontraba equipada con cuatro
motores JT3D modificados con hush kits para reducir la contaminación acústica.

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 Conclusiones

El accidente ocurrió cuando los motores del avión perdieron potencia como resultado del
agotamiento del combustible mientras el vuelo realizaba maniobras para una segunda
aproximación por instrumentos al aeropuerto JFK.

El examen del avión no reveló

ningún mal funcionamiento de los
motores o componentes del sistema
de combustible que podrían haber
causado un agotamiento prematuro
del combustible.

La tripulación no realizó una buena

planificación del vuelo, antes de la
salida no se informaron acerca del
pronóstico meteorológico
actualizado para el destino y
aeropuerto alterno.

El aeropuerto alternativo seleccionado para el vuelo en el momento de la salida no cumplía con los
criterios meteorológicos prescritos para un aeropuerto alterno.

Las condiciones climáticas empeoraron en el destino como el alterno mientras se realizaba el

vuelo.

El primer oficial, que hizo todas las transmisiones de radio grabadas en inglés, nunca usó la palabra
"Emergencia", incluso cuando llamó por radio para informar la falla de los dos motores, y no usó la
fraseología apropiada en el United States aeronautical publications para comunicar al ATC el
estado de combustible mínimo

El capitán no voló la aproximación ILS de manera estabilizada, lo que llevó a una grave desviación
por debajo del GS y a su iniciación de un go-around. Una cizalladura en la trayectoria de
aproximación contribuyó a que el capitán tuviera un mal enfoque del ILS, aunque otros vuelos
Completaron la aproximación través del mismo viento. El rendimiento del capitán fue
probablemente degradado por la fatiga después del largo

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