Fokker F27 Friendship

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Registration:

VT-DMC

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Silchar - Guwahati

MSN:

10173

YOM:

1961

Flight number:

PF703

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Captain / Total flying hours:

5673

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Vayudoot F27 aircraft VT-DMC was operating scheduled flight VDT703 Silchar - Guwahati on 19-10-1988. There were 34 persons on board including 3 crew members. The aircraft took off from Silchar at around 0810LT from runway 06. The weather report at that time was visibility 3 km with rain. After takeoff, the aircraft gave estimate time to Silchar tower of its passing the Point Hotel at 0820LT and the estimated time of arrival at Guwahati was at 0850LT. At 0823LT the flight reported over Point Hotel at FL105 and thereafter the aircraft was in contact with Guwahati control when the flight was cleared to change over to Guwahati control tower. At 0839LT the aircraft reported ATC that they are passing through FL55 for 40 and will call over VOR for ILS let down at out bound. At 0846LT the aircraft commenced procedure turn. At 0847LT the aircraft reported ATC that they are not getting glide path. At 0848:15LT the aircraft reported turning inbound after completing procedure turn. At 0848:45LT the aircraft reported outer marker inbond. The aircraft lost contact with ATC at 0853:30LT. The aircraft was destroyed due impact with a hill and post impact fire at a distance of more than 10 nautical miles from Guwahati Airport. All persons on board received fatal injuries.

Probable cause:

An error on the part of the pilot-in-command in obeying the localiser bar on the outbound leg when it is supposed to be disobeyed and which has resulted in disorientation of the pilot resultant effect of which is total non-adherence of the ILS let down procedure at Guwahati viz. failure to monitor the middle and outer locators, allowing the aircraft to descend below 2750 feet without intercepting the localiser and glide slope. The wrong clearance by ATC in asking the aircraft to report outer marker inbound when Captain-in-command reported non-availability of the Glide slope has misled the captain and as such has contributed to the accident. The possibility of sabotage or the aircraft outliving its age has been ruled out. The pilot failed to follow approved procedures, directives, instructions, etc.

Ground accident of a Fokker F27 Friendship 100 in Calcutta

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1988 at 1145 LT

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Registration:

VT-DMB

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

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Calcutta - Biratnagar

MSN:

10172

YOM:

1961

Flight number:

PF701

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Aircraft flight hours:

53680

Aircraft flight cycles:

51890

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While taxiing at Calcutta-Dum Dum in poor visibility, the aircraft collided with a catering truck. On impact, a part of the left wing was torn off and the aircraft came to rest. All 43 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All three people on board the catering truck were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the driver of the catering truck failed to observe the ground markings and was unaware he was rolling on a taxiway. The lack of visibility was a contributory factor as the crew of the F27 was unable to see and avoid the truck.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Kisumu

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1988 at 0546 LT

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5Y-BBS

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Nairobi - Kisumu

MSN:

10213

YOM:

1962

Flight number:

KQ650

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On final approach to Kisumu Airport, both pilots were focused on discussions about various subjects and failed to monitor the instruments and the approach procedure. The aircraft landed on its belly and slid for few hundred meters before coming to rest on the runway. All 43 occupants were rescued, among them five passengers were slightly injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the attention of the crew was focused on various discussions unrelated to the flight operations. Distracted, the crew failed to follow the approach checklist and failed to lower the landing gear. Also, the crew failed to monitor the instruments, causing the aircraft to land at an excessive speed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 near Putao: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1988 at 0930 LT

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XY-ADQ

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Cargo

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Myitkyina - Putao

MSN:

10452

YOM:

1971

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While approaching Putao Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to stack, expecting weather improvement. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 17 km northwest of the airport. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Hanover: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1988 at 2225 LT

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OY-APE

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Cargo

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Roskilde – Billund – Hanover – Cologne

MSN:

10443

YOM:

1970

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Aircraft flight hours:

21120

Aircraft flight cycles:

23047

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On a night approach to Hanover-Langenhagen Airport, the aircraft was unstable. The crew initiated a go-around procedure when the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway 09R. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that cargo shifted at the time the crew initiated a go-around procedure. At that time, flaps were down at 11° instead of 26°.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Troopship 400M off Lima: 42 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1987 at 2015 LT

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AE-560

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Pucallpa - Lima

MSN:

10548

YOM:

1977

Location:

Lima

Country:

Peru

Region:

South America

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Aircraft flight hours:

5908

Aircraft flight cycles:

4411

Circumstances:

The aircraft, operated by the Peruvian Navy, crashed at sea off the coast of Lima, Peru. On board the aircraft were 16 football players of the Alianza Lima football team, staff, cheerleaders and referees. Alianza Lima had played a match against Deportivo Pucallpa and was returning to Lima in the evening. The aircraft departed Pucallpa at 18:30 hours. During the approach to Lima, the flight crew noticed an indication that the nose landing gear would not lock down. A low flyby was flown to let the air traffic control tower check the gear. The gear seemed OK and the flight repositioned for another approach. In darkness, at about 20:15 hours, the aircraft impacted the water. Initially three occupants survived the impact, but only the pilot was rescued alive the following morning. An investigation showed that the flight crew members were not accustomed to flying at night. The captain, the only survivor of the accident, recorded only 5.3 night-flight hours in the last 90 days before the accident, 3.3 hours in the last 60 days; and none in the last 30 days. The co-pilot had 90 minutes of night-flight experience two months before the crash. Also, because of the limited proficiency in English, the co-pilot carried out the wrong emergency procedure after being instructed by the captain to carry out a procedure to take care of the landing gear indication. Additionally, the aircraft was dispatched with several technical issues. The airplane did not have an inertial navigation system (INS); UHF communication had low reception; the very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) receiver had low sensitivity; the radio altimeter oscillated preventing the pilots from seeing the exact altitude; and finally, the actuator for the front landing gear had worn down.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 500 near Pagan: 49 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1987

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XY-AEL

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Mountains

Schedule:

Yangon - Nyaung-U

MSN:

10689

YOM:

1985

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Aircraft flight hours:

3958

Aircraft flight cycles:

3799

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While descending to Nyaung-U Airport deserving the Bagan archaeological region, the crew encountered poor visibility due to heavy rain falls. At an altitude of 1,500 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 32 km from the airport. All 49 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 near Hopong: 45 killed

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1987

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Registration:

XY-ADP

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Mountains

Schedule:

Heho - Mong Hsat

MSN:

10357

YOM:

1968

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Aircraft flight hours:

37133

Aircraft flight cycles:

35592

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Fifteen minutes after takeoff from Heho, while cruising at an altitude of 8,200 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 24 km southeast of Hopong. All 45 occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 200 in Varginha

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1987

Type of aircraft:

Brasil Central - Linha Aérea Regional

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Registration:

PT-LCF

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Cargo

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