Philippine Airlines Flight 137 was a scheduled passenger flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Bacolod City Domestic Airport.
![]() RP-C3221, the sister aircraft that similar to RP-C3222. | |
Accident | |
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Date | March 22, 1998 (1998-03-22) |
Summary | Runway overrun caused by pilot error |
Site | Bacolod City Domestic Airport 10°39′01″N 122°56′11″E |
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] |
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]
A selection by the pilot of the wrong mode on the onboard flight computers prevented power from being reduced to idle, which inhibited thrust reverse and spoilers from being used. The offending engine was shut down, and brakes applied, but the aircraft was unable to stop before the end of the runway.[2]
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