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Crash of an Avro RJ70 in Siirt
Date & Time:
Apr 22, 2000 at 1405 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TC-THL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ankara – Siirt
MSN:
E1249
YOM:
1996
Flight number:
TK774
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
42
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
7200
Aircraft flight cycles:
6200
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Ankara, the aircraft landed at Siirt Airport runway 24/06 which is 1,660 metres long. After touchdown on a wet runway, the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and came to rest few dozen metres further. All 46 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. All conditions were not met for a safe landing and the braking action was moderate to poor. Aquaplaning was suspected.
Crash of a Boeing 737-4Q8 in Ceyhan: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 7, 1999 at 0045 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TC-JEP
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Adana - Jeddah
MSN:
25378
YOM:
1995
Flight number:
TK5904
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Aircraft flight hours:
11600
Aircraft flight cycles:
6360
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Adana Airport runway 05 at 0036LT on a positioning flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to pick up Turkish pilgrims. Nine minutes after takeoff, while climbing to an altitude of 4,000 metres in poor weather conditions, the aircraft nosed down, entered a dive and crashed in a near vertical attitude in an open field located near Ceyhan, about 30 km east of Adana Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact, causing a large crater. Debris were found at a depth of 10 metres. The accident was not survivable.
Probable cause:
The following findings were identified:
- The severe weather conditions probably contributed to the cause of the accident,
- The Pitot static anti-ice system was probably not activated during preparations for flight because the crew failed to follow the pre takeoff checklist,
- The crew failed to recognize the cause of an erratic airspeed indication,
- The crew failed to use other cockpit indications for control and recovery of the airplane,
- The presence of cabin crew in the cockpit probably distracted the attention of the cockpit crew.
- The severe weather conditions probably contributed to the cause of the accident,
- The Pitot static anti-ice system was probably not activated during preparations for flight because the crew failed to follow the pre takeoff checklist,
- The crew failed to recognize the cause of an erratic airspeed indication,
- The crew failed to use other cockpit indications for control and recovery of the airplane,
- The presence of cabin crew in the cockpit probably distracted the attention of the cockpit crew.
