Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 June 2002
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Sudan Airways
Registration Number: ST-SSD
Location: Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT) –
ÿ Sudan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: FlapsFlaps
Category: Accident
A Friendship aircraft experienced a significant incident during a touch-and-go training flight. The pilot attempted to take off but struggled to raise the flaps to the required takeoff position, resulting in flaps being set at 40 degrees instead of 16.5 degrees. The tires burst while braking, causing the aircraft to drift to the right, off the runway, and ultimately coming to rest at the glide slope antenna. Significant damage occurred to the nose, right hand maneuvering gear, and fuselage.A Friendship aircraft experienced a significant incident during a touch-and-go training flight. The pilot attempted to take off but struggled to raise the flaps to the required takeoff position, resulting in flaps being set at 40 degrees instead of 16.5 degrees. The tires burst while braking, causing the aircraft to drift to the right, off the runway, and ultimately coming to rest at the glide slope antenna. Significant damage occurred to the nose, right hand maneuvering gear, and fuselage.
Description
The Friendship was being used for a touch-and-go training flight. On the second leg immediately after touch down the pilot tried to take off but reported having difficulties in raising the flaps from the 40 deg. to the 16,5 deg (take off) position. The captain decided to reject the take off. The tyres burst while braking and the aircraft drifted to the right, went off the runway and came to rest at the glide slope antenna for runway 18. Both nose and right hand maingear collapsed during the overrun. The no. 2 engine and propeller as well as the fuselage suffered substantial damage.
Primary Cause
Flap setting malfunction during takeoff.Flap setting malfunction during takeoff.Share on:
