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Find sources: "AeroUnion Flight 302" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2010 aviation accident in Mexico AeroUnion Flight 302 XA-TUE, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2007 Accident Date 13 April 2010 Summary Stall on approach caused by pilot error Site near Monterrey International Airport, Monterrey, Mexico 25°46′57.26″N 100°07′36.67″W / 25.7825722°N 100.1268528°W / 25.7825722; -100.1268528 Total fatalities 6 Aircraft Aircraft type Airbus A300B4-203F Aircraft name Margo Operator AeroUnion IATA flight No. 6R302 ICAO flight No. TNO302 Call sign AEROUNION 302 Registration XA-TUE Flight origin Mexico City International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico Stopover Monterrey International Airport, Monterrey, Mexico Destination Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States Occupants 5 Passengers 0 Crew 5 Fatalities 5 Survivors 0 Ground casualties Ground fatalities 1 **AeroUnion Flight 302**, operated by an [Airbus A300](/source/Airbus_A300) cargo aircraft, crashed in poor weather on [final approach](/source/Final_approach_(aviation)) at [Monterrey International Airport](/source/Monterrey_International_Airport), [Monterrey, Mexico](/source/Monterrey%2C_Mexico) around 23:18 [CDT](/source/Central_Time_Zone_(North_America)) on 13 April 2010, after a flight from [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). All five people on board were killed, as well as one on the ground.[1][2] ## Aircraft and crew involved The aircraft involved was built in 1979 and after service with a number of operators was leased to [Aerounión – Aerotransporte de Carga Unión](/source/AeroUnion) (as of 2025, Avianca Cargo Mexico) in April 2002 and registered as XA-TUE. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had flown for 55,200 hours and made 27,600 landings.[3] The captain was 56-year-old Adolfo Muller Pazos, who had 16,754 flight hours, including 5,446 hours on the Airbus A300. The first officer was 37-year-old José Manuel Guerra, who had 3,114 flight hours, with 1,994 of them on the Airbus A300. The flight engineer was 34-year-old Humberto Castillo Vera, who had 3,038 flight hours, 1,461 of them on the Airbus A300. Also on board was an observer pilot, 25-year-old Manfred Muller, who had 206 flight hours, and 36-year-old aircraft technician Érick Guzmán.[4][5] ## Accident At about 23:18 local time on 13 April (04:18 [UTC](/source/Coordinated_Universal_Time) on 14 April),[1] AeroUnion Flight 302 executed a missed approach after a landing attempt and crashed.[6] The [Airbus A300B4-203F](/source/Airbus_A300) was on a scheduled international freight service from [Mexico City International Airport](/source/Mexico_City_International_Airport) via [Monterrey International Airport](/source/Monterrey_International_Airport), Monterrey, to [Los Angeles International Airport](/source/Los_Angeles_International_Airport), Los Angeles. The crew had been cleared to land the aircraft on runway 11 at Mariano Escobedo Airport, but it crashed onto the Avenida Miguel Alemán motorway, almost two kilometres (1.2 mi) short of the runway threshold. It struck a car, killing the driver. The airplane broke up and burst into flames. All five occupants of the aircraft were killed.[1] There was a storm that caused windshear and heavy rain, with a ceiling varying between 500 and 800 feet (150 and 240 m).[6] The [METAR](/source/METAR) in force at the time of the accident stated visibility of 7 miles (11 km) with light rain. Cloud cover was "broken" at 2,500 feet (760 m), overcast at 5,000 feet (1,500 m). with intra-cloud lightning observed.[1] ## Investigation The [Direction General of Civil Aeronautics](/source/Agencia_Federal_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n_Civil) (DGAC) of the [Ministry of Communications and Transportation of Mexico](/source/Secretariat_of_Infrastructure%2C_Communications_and_Transportation_(Mexico)) (SCT) opened an investigation into the accident. Assistance was provided by [Airbus](/source/Airbus), the aircraft's manufacturer; and by France's aircraft accident investigation body, the [Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety](/source/Bureau_of_Enquiry_and_Analysis_for_Civil_Aviation_Safety) (BEA).[3] The investigation noted that on final approach the speed decreased to 110 knots (200 km/h; 130 mph) (more than 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) below typical final approach speed) followed by the crew pulling the control column which resulted in further speed decay and increased angle of attack. The stick shaker, stall warning and Alpha Floor protection activated and caused the engines to accelerate to maximum thrust. In response to the pitch up momentum produced by the accelerating engines, the control column was pushed forward, however the trim was at 10.25 degrees nose up and was not adjusted. The aircraft pitched up reaching an angle of attack of 41 degrees, the speed decayed to 70 knots (130 km/h; 81 mph), the stick shaker and stall warning activated again, the control column was at its forward stop, and the aircraft began to descend. During the last 10 seconds of flight the control column was reversed to its backward stop while the aircraft was losing height until impact.[4][7] ## See also - [China Airlines Flight 140](/source/China_Airlines_Flight_140), another Airbus A300 that stalled on approach in Japan due to [pilot error](/source/Pilot_error). - [China Airlines Flight 676](/source/China_Airlines_Flight_676), another Airbus A300 that stalled on approach in Taiwan due to pilot error. - [Colgan Air Flight 3407](/source/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407) - [Air France Flight 447](/source/Air_France_Flight_447) - [Turkish Airlines Flight 1951](/source/Turkish_Airlines_Flight_1951) - [United Express Flight 6291](/source/United_Express_Flight_6291) - [Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501](/source/Indonesia_AirAsia_Flight_8501) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ASN130410_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ASN130410_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ASN130410_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ASN130410_1-3) Ranter, Harro. ["Accident description"](http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100413-1). *[Aviation Safety Network](/source/Flight_Safety_Foundation#Aviation_Safety_Network)*. [Flight Safety Foundation](/source/Flight_Safety_Foundation). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100420184936/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=20100413-1) from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FlightGlobal_2-0)** Kaminski-Morrow, David. ["Investigators retrieve flight recorders from crashed A300F"](http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/investigators-retrieve-flight-recorders-from-crashed-340651/). *[FlightGlobal](/source/FlightGlobal)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121102185610/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/investigators-retrieve-flight-recorders-from-crashed-340651/) from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Airbus_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Airbus_3-1) ["Media Information on Aero Union Cargo flight 302"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100419025033/http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/crisis_statement/Flight302_AeroUnion.html). Airbus. Archived from [the original](http://www.airbus.com/en/presscentre/crisis_statement/Flight302_AeroUnion.html) on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SCT_final_report_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SCT_final_report_4-1) ["INFORME ACCIDENTE"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200618034857/http://www.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/DireccionesGrales/DGAC-archivo/modulo12/xa-tue.pdf) [ACCIDENT REPORT] (PDF) (in Mexican Spanish). Direction General of Civil Aeronautics. ACCY-022/10MMMY. Archived from [the original](http://www.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/DireccionesGrales/DGAC-archivo/modulo12/xa-tue.pdf) (PDF) on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mueren 5 al caer un avión de carga"](https://vlex.com.mx/vid/mueren-5-caer-avion-carga-192572371) [5 are killed when a cargo plane falls]. *vLex* (in Mexican Spanish). 14 April 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20250223035742/https://vlex.com.mx/vid/mueren-5-caer-avion-carga-192572371) from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AH42a18e75_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AH42a18e75_6-1) ["Recuperan caja negra tras avionazo en Monterrey"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084645/http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/14042010/441349.aspx) [Black box recovered after plane crash in Monterrey]. *Frontera.Info* (in Mexican Spanish). 14 April 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Nacional/14042010/441349.aspx) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Hradecky, Simon (14 April 2010). ["Crash: AeroUnion A30B at Monterrey on Apr 13th 2010, lost height on approach and impacted highway"](http://avherald.com/h?article=42a18e75&opt=0). *[The Aviation Herald](/source/The_Aviation_Herald)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170307144345/http://avherald.com/h?article=42a18e75&opt=0) from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2020. ## External links - [Mexico portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Mexico) - [Aviation portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation) - "[Accident to Flight 302 on 13 April 2010 A 300-B4, registered XA-TUE](http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/monterrey/com16april2010.php)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]." [Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety](/source/Bureau_of_Enquiry_and_Analysis_for_Civil_Aviation_Safety) - "[AERO UNION CARGO FLIGHT 302 ACCIDENT NEAR MONTERREY MEXICO](http://stagev4.airbus.com/en/presscentre/crisis_statement/Flight302_AeroUnion.html)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]." [Airbus](/source/Airbus) - [Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico](/source/Secretariat_of_Communications_and_Transportation_(Mexico)) - (in Spanish) "[Comunicado de Prensa No. 055.- Inicia investigación del avión siniestrado en Nuevo León](http://www.sct.gob.mx/en/show-news/article/comunicado-de-prensa-no-055-inicia-investigacion-del-avion-siniestrado-en-nuevo-leon/)." ([Archive](http://www.sct.gob.mx/uploads/media/Comunicado-055-10.doc)) - (in Spanish) "[ACCIDENTE AEREO – AIRBUS A300 B4F](http://www.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/DireccionesGrales/comSoc/ComSocial/ESTADOS_16_04_2010.pdf)."[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 2010 (2010) Jan 17 Bimini Piper Pa-32 crash Jan 21 Helimer 207 Jan 24 Taban Air Flight 6437 Jan 25 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 Feb 18 Austin suicide attack Mar 22 Aviastar-TU Flight 1906 Apr 7 United Airlines Flight 663 Apr 10 Smolensk air disaster Apr 13 Cathay Pacific Flight 780 Apr 13 Merpati Nusantara Flight 836 Apr 13 AeroUnion Flight 302 May 12 Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 May 17 Pamir Airways Flight 112 May 22 Air India Express Flight 812 Jun 19 Air Service Berlin Douglas C-47 Jun 20 Aéro-Service C-212 crash Jun 23 Aéropro Flight 201 Jul 26 Israeli Air Force CH-53 crash Jul 27 Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460 Jul 28 Airblue Flight 202 Jul 28 Alaska USAF C-17 crash Jul 31 Conair CV-580 crash Aug 3 Katekavia Flight 9357 Aug 9 Alaska DHC-3 crash Aug 16 AIRES Flight 8250 Aug 24 Agni Air Flight 101 Aug 24 Henan Airlines Flight 8387 Aug 25 Filair Let L-410 crash Sep 3 UPS Airlines Flight 6 Sep 4 Fox Glacier FU-24 crash Sep 7 Alrosa Flight 514 Sep 13 Conviasa Flight 2350 Oct 6 Tajik National Guard Mil Mi-8 Oct 12 Transafrik International Flight 662 Oct 29 Transatlantic aircraft bomb plot Oct 29 Air Canada masked stowaway case Nov 4 Qantas Flight 32 Nov 4 Aero Caribbean Flight 883 Nov 5 JS Air Flight 201 Nov 11 Tarco Air Antonov An-24 crash Nov 28 Sun Way Flight 4412 Dec 4 Dagestan Airlines Flight 372 Dec 15 Tara Air DHC-6 crash 2009 ◄ ► 2011 v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Mexico 1940s Mexicana de Aviación DC-3 crash (September 1949) 1950s Aeronaves de México Flight 111 (June 1958) 1960s Aeromaya Flight 322 (October 1968) Mexicana de Aviación Flight 704 (June 1969) Mexicana de Aviación Flight 801 (September 1969) 1970s Aeroméxico Flight 229 (June 1973) Western Airlines Flight 2605 (October 1979) 1980s Aeroméxico Flight 230 (July 1981) Aeroméxico Flight 110 (November 1981) Mexicana de Aviación Flight 940 (March 1986) Belize Air International C-97 Mexico City crash (July 1987) 1990s Mexico City air show mid-air collision (September 1995) TAESA Flight 725 (November 1999) 2000s Aerocaribe Flight 7831 (July 2000) Aeroméxico Flight 250 (October 2000) USA Jet Airlines Flight 199 (July 2008) Mexico City Learjet 45 crash (November 2008) Aeroméxico Flight 576 (September 2009) 2010s AeroUnion Flight 302 (April 2010) Nuevo León Learjet 25 crash (December 2012) Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431 (July 2018) Puebla helicopter crash (December 2018) Coahuila Bombardier Challenger crash (May 2019) 2020s Toluca Cessna Citation III crash (December 2025) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [AeroUnion Flight 302](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroUnion_Flight_302) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeroUnion_Flight_302?action=history)). 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