Incident Overview

Description
THY flight 301, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashed following a loss of control on takeoff from Izmir-Cumaovasi Airport, Trkiye, killing 66 occupants; 7 survived the accident. The Fokker aircraft became airborne after a ground run on runway 35 of approx. 3200 feet. At a height of 8-10 m the aircraft suddenly yawed left and pitched nose-down. The aircraft contacted the ground again and struck a drainage ditch, skidded, disintegrated and caught fire. With the conditions at the time of takeoff, the aircraft should have reached rotation speed after a ground roll of 850 m(2800 feet). From the flight data recorder it was determined that the aircraft became airborne at 124 knots after a 975 m (3200-foot) roll . The speed increased to 133 knots and then dropped to 124 knots, and the aircraft veered left. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft stalled on takeoff due to over rotation and frost accretion on the wings.”
Primary Cause
Stall on takeoff due to over rotation and frost accretion on the wings.Stall on takeoff due to over rotation and frost accretion on the wings.Share on: