Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 July 1994
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-ALN
Location: Dera Ismail Khan –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42
Component Affected: No. 1 EngineNo. 1 Engine
Category: Accident
A F-27 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during final approach due to a critical engine failure. The aircraft executed a go-around, resulting in a collision with a tree. The pilot initiated full power and flaps, but lost altitude, necessitating a turn to avoid a river.A F-27 aircraft experienced a near-miss incident during final approach due to a critical engine failure. The aircraft executed a go-around, resulting in a collision with a tree. The pilot initiated full power and flaps, but lost altitude, necessitating a turn to avoid a river.
Description
The flight crew were faced with no. 1 engine problems on final approach. The approach was continued, but poor alignment with the runway forced the crew to go-around. The no. 2 engine was set at full power and gear and flaps were retracted, but the aircraft continued to lose height. A turn was made to avoid a river and the F-27 touched down in a paddy failed. The aircraft slid for 300 m before colliding with a tree.
Primary Cause
Engine failure on the no. 1 engine.Engine failure on the no. 1 engine.Share on:
