Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Málaga – Melilla

MSN:

20182

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

YW8276

Location:

Melilla

Country:

Spain

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

12900

Captain / Total hours on type:

3500.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

457

Copilot / Total hours on type:

Aircraft flight hours:

22534

Aircraft flight cycles:

25803

Circumstances:

After landing on runway 15 at Melilla Airport, the pilot-in-command noticed that he could not engage the ground idle/reverse of both propellers, and that the aircraft did not brake normally. The aircraft started to deviate to the left of the runway axis while both pilots were applying brakes. After tyre n°3 burst, the deviation continued until the aircraft left the paved surface of the runway and finally fell through an embankment with around 15 metres of height located at the end of runway 15. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot-in-command and other nine people suffered minor injuries. There was no fire.

Probable cause:

It is considered that the accident probably happened because of a combination of three factors:
1. An unstable approach that resulted in a higher than normal touchdown speed.
2. The inability to select propeller reverse due to the probable tripping of the circuit breaker FLIGHT IDLE SOLENOID 1 & 2 before or at touchdown.
3. The cross connection of the wheel speed transducer wire harness of wheels 3 and 4, which, due to heavy braking, produced a flat spot in wheel 3 and reduced the braking capability of wheel 4.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 4000 in Quito

Date & Time: Jan 17, 2003 at 0940 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F28 Fellowship

Operator:

Registration:

HC-BMD

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City)

Schedule:

Quito – Tulcán – Cali

MSN:

11220

YOM:

1984

Flight number:

EQ120

Location:

Pichincha

Country:

Ecuador

Region:

South America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

7085

Captain / Total hours on type:

4103.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

1666

Copilot / Total hours on type:

124

Aircraft flight hours:

21547

Aircraft flight cycles:

40084

Circumstances:

During the takeoff roll on runway 35, at a speed of 125 knots, after a course of 2,110 metres, both tyres on the left main gear burst. The crew rejected the takeoff procedure but the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 35 is 3,120 metres long). It overran, causing the nose gear to collapse, and came to rest 81 metres further. All 77 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Lack of a positive actions and reaction on part of the crew following the bursting of both tires on the left main gear, causing the aircraft to overrun the runway.

Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 1000 near Chachapoyas: 46 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 2003 at 0845 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F28 Fellowship

Operator:

Registration:

OB-1396

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Lima – Chiclayo – Chachapoyas

MSN:

11100

YOM:

1975

Flight number:

TJ222

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

3127

Captain / Total hours on type:

753.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

9255

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1065

Aircraft flight hours:

13121

Circumstances:

The aircraft departed Lima on a regular schedule flight to Chachapoyas with an intermediate stop in Chiclayo, carrying 41 passengers and five crew members. Following an uneventful flight from Chiclayo, the crew started the descent to Chachapoyas Airport in poor weather conditions. The crew maintained several radio contacts with ATC and all seemed to be 'normal' on board when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Coloque located 15 km from the airport. Due to poor weather conditions and because the crash site was unaccessible, SAR teams arrived on scene two days later. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 3,300 metres. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 46 occupants were killed. The occupants were respectively 41 Peruvians, two Belgians, one Dutch, one Spanish and one Cuban.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the descent in zero visibility after suffering a total loss of situational awareness. The following contributing factors were identified:
- The crew failed to proceed with an approach briefing,
- Overconfidence on part of the flying crew,
- The crew failed to follow the approach checklist,
- The crew failed to comply with the SOP's,
- Poor crew resources management,
- The copilot was tired, stressed and depressive because his father passed away four days prior to the accident,
- The crew was destabilized by a certain pressure from the operator's,
- Poor judgment on part of the flying crew,
- Poor approach planning,
- Inadequate monitoring,
- Poor visual perception,
- Operational complacency,
- The crew was non-compliant with published procedures,
- Disorientation and loss of situational awareness.

Final Report:

Crash of an Avro RJ100 in Diyarbakir: 75 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 2003 at 2019 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro RJ100

Operator:

Registration:

TC-THG

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Southeastern Anatolia Region (Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi)

Schedule:

Istanbul – Diyarbakir

MSN:

E3241

YOM:

1994

Flight number:

TK634

Location:

Diyarbakir

Country:

Turkey

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

6309

Captain / Total hours on type:

473.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

2052

Copilot / Total hours on type:

1802

Aircraft flight hours:

19289

Aircraft flight cycles:

16659

Circumstances:

On final approach to Diyarbakir Airport by night, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with local patches of fog and limited visibility. On short final, in a slight nose down attitude, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 900 metres short of runway 34, bursting into flames. Five passengers were seriously injured while 75 other occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the crew was completing a VOR/DME approach to runway 34 that was not equipped with an ILS.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew established a visual contact with the runway lights when, on short final, due to the presence of local patches of fog, the pilot-in-command lost visual contact with the ground for few seconds. This caused the aircraft to descend below the MDA until it impacted the ground 900 metres short of runway threshold. Poor weather conditions were considered as a contributing factor.

Final Report:

Crash of a Beechcraft 1900D in Charlotte: 21 killed

Date & Time: Jan 8, 2003 at 0849 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft 1900D

Operator:

Registration:

N233YV

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

Schedule:

Charlotte - Greenville

MSN:

UE-233

YOM:

1996

Flight number:

US5481

Location:

Charlotte-Douglas

North Carolina

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Captain / Total flying hours:

2790

Captain / Total hours on type:

1100.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

706

Copilot / Total hours on type:

706

Aircraft flight hours:

15003

Aircraft flight cycles:

21332

Circumstances:

On January 8, 2003, about 0847:28 eastern standard time, Air Midwest (doing business as US Airways Express) flight 5481, a Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, N233YV, crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 18R at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2 flight crewmembers and 19 passengers aboard the airplane were killed, 1 person on the ground received minor injuries, and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. Flight 5481 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greer, South Carolina, and was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

Probable cause:

The airplane’s loss of pitch control during takeoff. The loss of pitch control resulted from the incorrect rigging of the elevator control system compounded by the airplane’s aft center of gravity, which was substantially aft of the certified aft limit.
Contributing to the cause of the accident was:
1) Air Midwest’s lack of oversight of the work being performed at the Huntington, West Virginia, maintenance station,
2) Air Midwest’s maintenance procedures and documentation,
3) Air Midwest’s weight and balance program at the time of the accident,
4) the Raytheon Aerospace quality assurance inspector’s failure to detect the incorrect rigging of the elevator system,
5) the FAA’s average weight assumptions in its weight and balance program guidance at the time of the accident, and
6) the FAA’s lack of oversight of Air Midwest’s maintenance program and its weight and balance program.

Final Report:

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante in Freetown

Date & Time: Dec 31, 2002

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Inter Tropic Airlines

Registration:

9L-LBR

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Freetown - Freetown

MSN:

110-411

YOM:

1982

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The aircraft was performing a flight from Freetown-Lungi Airport to Freetown-Hastings located southeast of the capital city. During the night, rebels sabotaged the runway with concrete and steel projectiles. After landing, the right main gear struck several obstructions and was torn off. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair while all 16 occupants escaped uninjured. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 2002.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Mutsamudu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 2002 at 1215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Let L-410

Operator:

Ocean Airlines (Rwanda)

Registration:

9XR-RB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Schedule:

Moroni - Mutsamudu

MSN:

81 06 36

YOM:

1981

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While approaching Mutsamudu Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with thunderstorm activity and heavy rain falls. The crew followed a holding pattern about 30 km away from the airport for weather improvement. Few minutes later, the crew started the descent to Mutsamudu-Ouani Airport. On approach at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the aircraft was struck by lightning. The crew elected to initiate a go-around procedure but the electrical system partially failed due to lightning and both gyro compasses and artificial horizons failed. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed in a wooded area located few km from the airport. A passenger was killed while 15 other occupants were injured.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander in Tep Tep: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 2002

Type of aircraft:

Britten-Norman Islander

Operator:

Registration:

P2-CBB

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

Schedule:

Tep Tep – Madang

MSN:

140

YOM:

1969

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

After takeoff from Tep Tep Airstrip, the twin engine aircraft collided with a cliff located in the Finisterre Mountain Range. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed. This was the inaugural flight from the newly constructed Tep Tep Airstrip.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P Bandeirante in Havana

Date & Time: Dec 6, 2002

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

CU-T1110

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Havana-José Martí (Rancho Boyeros)

Schedule:

Holguin - Havana

MSN:

110-098

YOM:

1976

Location:

La Habana

Country:

Cuba

Region:

Central America

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

On final approach to Havana-José Marti-Rancho Boyeros Airport by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. In limited visibility, the aircraft descended too low when it impacted the ground and crashed in a wasteland located less than one km from the runway threshold. All 10 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 off Manila: 19 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 2002 at 0607 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F27 Friendship

Operator:

Laoag International Airline

Registration:

RP-C6888

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors: