Philippine Airlines Flight 137

Philippine Airlines Flight 137

A Philippine Airlines A320 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date	March 22, 1998 (1998-03-22)
Summary	Runway overrun caused by pilot error
Site	Bacolod City Domestic Airport 10°39′01″N122°56′11″E / 10.65028°N 122.93639°E / 10.65028; 122.93639
Total fatalities	3
Total injuries	69
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Airbus A320-214
Operator	Philippine Airlines
IATA flight No.	PR137
ICAO flight No.	PAL137
Call sign	PHILIPPINE 137
Registration	RP-C3222
Flight origin	Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Destination	Bacolod City Domestic Airport
Occupants	130
Passengers	124 [1]
Crew	6 [1]
Fatalities	0
Injuries	44 [2]
Survivors	130
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities	3 [1]
Ground injuries	25 [2]

Philippine Airlines Flight 137 was a scheduled passenger flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila to Bacolod City Domestic Airport in Bacolod.

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. ^[1]

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. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[2]

See also

• Aviation portal
• Philippines portal
• 1990s portal

• 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

1. Ranter, Harro. "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
2. "Aircraft Investigation Report on the Accident of Philippine Airlines' Flight PR137 on the Manila-Bacolod route Last March 22, 1998" (PDF). webcitation.org. Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board. August 23, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
3. "Photo Search Results". airliners.net. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
4. "Photos: Airbus A320-214 Aircraft Pictures - Airliners.net". airliners.net. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

External links

• Final accident report (Alternate) (Archive)
• Video of the crash site from Associated Press Archive