Ua pae ʻia kahi mokulele kūleʻa ʻo Gulfstream pilikino mai Austin, Texas, ma Toncontin International Airport ma Tegucigalpa, Honduras, e haki ana i ka hapalua.
Ma ka liʻiliʻi he 6 mau kānaka i hōʻeha a lawe ʻia i ka Haukapila Escuela. Manaʻo ʻia he poʻe ʻAmelika nā mea i hōʻeha ʻia.
Ua heʻe ka mokulele ma ke alaloa a pae i luna a hāʻule i kahi hohonu hohonu kahi i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ai ʻelua ma ke alaloa.
Hōʻike nā moʻolelo ʻo Federal Aviation Administration ua hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻia ka mokulele i TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc. ma North Salt Lake, Utah.
ʻIke ʻia ke kahua mokulele ʻo Tegucigalpa ma ke ʻano he ala paʻakikī loa no nā pailaka, no ka mea ua hoʻopuni ʻia e nā kuahiwi a me nā wahi noho. Aia ia ma 6 km (3.72 mile) mai ke kaona ʻo Tegucigalpa a ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia kekahi o nā pae paʻakikī a weliweli hoʻi e pili ana i kāna wahi mauna kuahiwi ʻole. ʻO ke alaloa kahi o ka pōkole loa o ka honua, 6,112 wale nō kapuaʻi ka lōʻihi (LAX hiʻohiʻona 3,000 mau kapuaʻi hou aʻe no nā mokulele nui).
ʻO ka ʻāina mauna e hoʻopuni ana i ke kahua mokulele liʻiliʻi e koi i kahi ala e hopena ai i kahi wikiwiki wikiwiki a me ka huli ʻoi loa ma mua o ka hoʻopili ʻana me ke alahula. Hoʻopilikia pinepine ka makani o ka makani i nā mea i ʻoi aku, e koi ana i nā hoʻololi wikiwiki ʻana i ka hoeuli o ka mea hoʻokū ʻoi, nā hoʻoliʻiliʻi pitch i nā hāpai o ka stabilizer ākea a me nā hoʻololi ʻana i nā ʻola o nā ʻēheu i mea e kihi ai i ka mokulele no ke ala hope loa.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Frequent gusts of wind complicate matters even further, requiring quick yaw adjustments to the vertical stabilizer’s rudder, pitch adjustments to the horizontal stabilizer’s elevators and roll adjustments to the wing’s ailerons in order to angle the aircraft for final approach.
- The mountainous terrain surrounding the small airport forces an approach that results in a fast decent and a sharp turn prior to lining up with the runway.
- Ua heʻe ka mokulele ma ke alaloa a pae i luna a hāʻule i kahi hohonu hohonu kahi i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ai ʻelua ma ke alaloa.
