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F27, vicinity Sharjah UAE, 2004
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On 10 February 2004, a Fokker F27 operated by Kish Airlines, crashed on approach to Sharjah, UAE, as a result of loss of control caused by selection of both propellers to the ground range in flight. |
Event Details | |
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When | February 2004 |
Actual or Potential Event Type |
Airworthiness, Fire Smoke and Fumes, Human Factors, Loss of Control |
Day/Night | Day |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Flight Details | |
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Aircraft | FOKKER F-27 Friendship |
Operator | Kish Airlines |
Domicile | Iran |
Type of Flight | Public Transport (Passenger) |
Origin | Kish International |
Intended Destination | Sharjah International Airport |
Take off Commenced | Yes |
Flight Airborne | Yes |
Flight Completed | No |
Flight Phase | Descent |
ENR / APR |
Location - Airport | |
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Airport vicinity | Sharjah International Airport |
General | |
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Tag(s) | Non Precision Approach |
FIRE | |
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Tag(s) | Post Crash Fire |
HF | |
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Tag(s) | Inappropriate crew response - skills deficiency, Manual Handling, Procedural non compliance, Violation, Ineffective Monitoring - SIC as PF |
LOC | |
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Tag(s) | Loss of Engine Power, Flight Management Error, Flight Control Error"Flight Control Error" is not in the list (Airframe Structural Failure, Significant Systems or Systems Control Failure, Degraded flight instrument display, Uncommanded AP disconnect, AP Status Awareness, Non-normal FBW flight control status, Loss of Engine Power, Flight Management Error, Environmental Factors, Bird or Animal Strike, ...) of allowed values for the "LOC" property., Extreme Bank, Extreme Pitch |
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System(s) | |
Outcome | |
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Damage or injury | Yes |
Aircraft damage | Hull loss |
Injuries | Few occupants |
Fatalities | Most or all occupants () |
Causal Factor Group(s) | |
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Group(s) | Aircraft Operation |
Safety Recommendation(s) | |
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Group(s) | Aircraft Operation, Aircraft Airworthiness |
Investigation Type | |
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Type | Independent |
Description
On 10 February 2004, a Fokker F27 operated by Kish Airlines, crashed on approach to Sharjah, UAE, as a result of loss of control caused by selection of both propellers to the ground range in flight.
Synopsis
This is an extract from the Aircraft Accident Report published by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority:
"The aircraft involved was a Fokker F27 Mk.050, owned by the Kish Airlines, based at Ekbatan in the Islamic Republic of Iran… On this particular flight, IRK 7170, EP-LCA, was operating a scheduled passenger flight from Kish Island to Sharjah, UAE, and was approaching to land on runway 12 at Sharjah International Airport in good daylight visibility. The aircraft was observed to pitch down and suddenly turn to the left. The aircraft continued to descend and turn at high pitch and roll angles and impacted a sandy area within a residential area 2.6 nm from the runway threshold. Immediately a large explosion was seen. The aircraft was destroyed and there were 43 fatalities.
Cause
The report gives the cause of the accident as:
"The power levers were moved by a pilot from the flight idle position into the ground control range, which led to an irreversible loss of flight control."
and gives the following Contributory Causes:
- "By suddenly insisting the First Officer fly the final approach, the pilot in command created an environment, which led to a breakdown of crew resource management processes, the non observance of the operator’s standard operating procedures and a resultant excessive high approach speed.
- An attempt to rectify this excessive high approach speed most likely resulted in the non compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures and the movement of the power levers below flight idle."
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Further Reading
For further information see the full UAE GCAA Accident Report.