Boeing 737-2T4 – 7T-VEZ – Air Crash Data

Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 6 March 2003

Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-2T4

Owner/operator: Air Algrie

Registration Number: 7T-VEZ

Location: Tamanrasset Airport (TMR) – ÿ Algeria

Phase of Flight: Initial climb

Status: Destroyed, written off

Casualties: Fatalities: 102 / Occupants: 103

Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine

Investigating Agency: CNECNE

Category: Accident

On July 15, 2008, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, Flight 6289, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport, Algeria, resulting in the loss of 102 lives and the survival of one. The aircraft was carrying 102 passengers and crew. The flight originated from Tamanrasset and was destined for Algiers, with an intermediate stop at Ghardaia. The takeoff was initiated from runway 02, with the co-pilot acting as pilot-in-command. At 15:14:52, the co-pilot ordered the gear to be raised. Simultaneously, the aircraft rotated and experienced a turbine failure on the number one engine. The captain took over control of the aircraft, and at 15:15:06, the co-pilot requested the gear to be raised. The aircraft’s speed dropped to 134 kts, and the height reached 398 feet. The aircraft then stalled and crashed, breaking up on rocky terrain approximately 1645 meters past the runway. The probable cause was a loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, coupled with the co-pilot?s actions leading to the loss of control before a clear identification of the problem.On July 15, 2008, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft, Flight 6289, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport, Algeria, resulting in the loss of 102 lives and the survival of one. The aircraft was carrying 102 passengers and crew. The flight originated from Tamanrasset and was destined for Algiers, with an intermediate stop at Ghardaia. The takeoff was initiated from runway 02, with the co-pilot acting as pilot-in-command. At 15:14:52, the co-pilot ordered the gear to be raised. Simultaneously, the aircraft rotated and experienced a turbine failure on the number one engine. The captain took over control of the aircraft, and at 15:15:06, the co-pilot requested the gear to be raised. The aircraft’s speed dropped to 134 kts, and the height reached 398 feet. The aircraft then stalled and crashed, breaking up on rocky terrain approximately 1645 meters past the runway. The probable cause was a loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, coupled with the co-pilot?s actions leading to the loss of control before a clear identification of the problem.

Description

Air Algrie flight 6289, a Boeing 737-200, crashed shortly after takeoff from Tamanrasset-Aguemar Airport, Algeria, killing 102 occupants; 1 survived the accident. Air Algrie flight 6289 originated in Tamanrasset and was bound for Algiers, with an intermediate stop at Ghardaia. Takeoff was commenced from runway 02 with the co-pilot acting as pilot-in-command. The aircraft rotated and at 15:14:52 the co-pilot ordered the gear to be raised. At that moment, at a height of 78 feet and a speed of 158 kts, the no. 1 engine suffered a turbine failure. The captain took over control of the airplane. Three seconds later the co-pilot asked if she should raise the gear, but the captain did not respond. The 737 lost speed and at 15:15:06 the speed had dropped to 134 kts. Height at that moment was 398 ft. The aircraft, named “Monts du Daia”, stalled and crashed and broke up on rocky terrain about 1645 metres past the runway. PROBABLE CAUSES: The accident was caused by the loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, the non-retraction of the landing gear after the engine failure, and the Captain, the PNF, taking over control of the airplane before having clearly identified the problem. The following factors probably contributed to the accident: – the perfunctory flight preparation, which meant that the crew were not equipped to face the situation that occurred at a critical moment of the flight; – the coincidence between the moment the failure occurred and the request to retract the landing gear; – the speed of the event that left the crew little time to recover the situation; – maintaining an inappropriate rate of climb, taking into account the failure of one engine; – the absence of any teamwork after the engine failure, which led to a failure to detect and correct parameters related to the conduct of the flight (speed, rate of climb, configuration, etc.); – the takeoff weight being close to the maximum with a high aerodrome altitude and high temperature; – the rocky environment around the aerodrome, unsuitable for an emergency landing.

Source of Information

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Primary Cause

Loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, coupled with the co-pilot?s actions leading to the loss of control before having clearly identified the problem.Loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, coupled with the co-pilot?s actions leading to the loss of control before having clearly identified the problem.

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