More info from document I have:
(Please note that we now have three different dates for the accident 21, 23 and 26 June - What is correct?)
23 June 1992
B-767-300
Hit radio tower during climb
Margarita
The aircraft clipped the top of a tv tower located on the top of a 3000 ft mountain during a night departure. A misunderstood clearance with non-standard phraseology and improper read back led to a flight into terrain situation.
''PERRY'' intersection, located 032 degrees and 150 nm from the airport, had been entered into the FMS as a waypoint direct from liftoff. The aircraft returned after liftoff at 750 ft to follow the magenta line to ''PERRY'' on the navigation display in map mode ''MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING AFTER TAKEOFF'' had not been read back.
A Mk V GPWS issued a ''TERRAIN! TERRAIN! PULL UP!'' some six seconds from impact. The captain was flying, however the F/O immediately responded with a gentle pull up that was not sustained, but which achieved an altitude gain of about 200 ft. Had this pull up not been made, the aircraft would have collided with the tower near its base where it was substantially wider.
The wing cut off the top 30 ft of the 300 ft tower, damaging the left leading edge about 20 ft from the wing tip (6 ft wide by 2 ft deep) rupturing the fuel tank, damaging the leading edge flap drive, anti ice duct, stringers and the front spar, and leaving red paint across the top of the wing. Fuel was dumped and the flight returned for an uneventful landing.
Last edited by tribo; 22nd Jan 2006 at 21:12.