Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 26 June 1994
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Owner/operator: Air Ivoire
Registration Number: TU-TIP
Location: 5,5 km from Abidjan-Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) –
ÿ Cote d’Ivoire
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: Aircraft Flaps and UndercarriageAircraft Flaps and Undercarriage
Category: Accident
An F-27 aircraft crashed in a wooded area, approximately 3 nautical miles short of the runway, with flaps and undercarriage still retracted.An F-27 aircraft crashed in a wooded area, approximately 3 nautical miles short of the runway, with flaps and undercarriage still retracted.
Description
The F-27 crashed in a wooded area, 3nm short of the runway with flaps and undercarriage still retracted.
Primary Cause
Possible loss of control due to a combination of factors, including reduced airspeed and inadequate situational awareness during a landing approach.Possible loss of control due to a combination of factors, including reduced airspeed and inadequate situational awareness during a landing approach.Share on:
