Incident Overview
Date: Monday 14 April 1997
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: TAAG Angola Airlines
Registration Number: D2-TFP
Location: Brazzaville-Maya Maya Airport (BZV) –
ÿ Congo
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (fuselage, wings, and tail)Aircraft structure (fuselage, wings, and tail)
Category: Accident
An F-27 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following a takeoff roll from Brazzaville. The aircraft fell back into a right wing-low attitude and skidded, resulting in a crash landing 300 meters past the runway end, breaking in two and sustaining significant damage.An F-27 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following a takeoff roll from Brazzaville. The aircraft fell back into a right wing-low attitude and skidded, resulting in a crash landing 300 meters past the runway end, breaking in two and sustaining significant damage.
Description
The F-27 began its takeoff roll from Brazzaville 1100 m down runway 06 and became airborne after a 1300 m ground run. The gear was retracted, but the plane fell back in a right wing-low attitude and skidded before coming to rest 300 m past the end of the runway on a rough patch of ground, breaking in two and bursting into flames.
Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a sudden loss of altitude and a destabilizing attitude during takeoff.Loss of control due to a combination of factors, potentially including a sudden loss of altitude and a destabilizing attitude during takeoff.Share on:
