Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 November 1979
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200
Owner/operator: Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Registration Number: S2-ABG
Location: Savar –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a flight test involving a stall configuration. Both engines failed, resulting in a forced landing in a field after the aircraft ran through embankments, causing significant structural damage to the nosegear and right main gear.A twin-engine aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure during a flight test involving a stall configuration. Both engines failed, resulting in a forced landing in a field after the aircraft ran through embankments, causing significant structural damage to the nosegear and right main gear.
Description
Both engines flamed out when, after completion of the flight test, a stall in landing configuration was performed for training purposes at 8000 feet altitude. The engines couldn’t be relit and a forced landing was carried out in a field. The aircraft ran through embankments, causing the nosegear and right main gear to collapse.
Primary Cause
Loss of engine control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a mechanical failure or a rapid loss of engine power during a stall.Loss of engine control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a mechanical failure or a rapid loss of engine power during a stall.Share on:
