Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 19 February 1975
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40FG
Owner/operator: General Air
Registration Number: D-BOBD
Location: Saarbrcken Airport (SCN) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Reverse thrust system of the Yak-40 aircraft.Reverse thrust system of the Yak-40 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Lufthansa Yak-40 aircraft, operating on a service from Frankfurt, experienced a runway excursion following landing at Saarbrcken Airport, Germany. The aircraft initiated an ILS approach to runway 27 with a tailwind component. Upon touchdown, the reverse thrust failed to activate, preventing the aircraft from stopping on the remaining runway. The pilots steered the aircraft off the right side of the runway due to an imminent overrun, resulting in a collision with trees.A Lufthansa Yak-40 aircraft, operating on a service from Frankfurt, experienced a runway excursion following landing at Saarbrcken Airport, Germany. The aircraft initiated an ILS approach to runway 27 with a tailwind component. Upon touchdown, the reverse thrust failed to activate, preventing the aircraft from stopping on the remaining runway. The pilots steered the aircraft off the right side of the runway due to an imminent overrun, resulting in a collision with trees.
Description
The Yak-40 suffered a runway excursion after landing at Saarbrcken Airport , Germany. The aircraft operated on a service from Frankfurt, on behalf of Lufthansa. An ILS approach was flown to runway 27 with a tailwind component. After touchdown the revere thrust did not activate and the pilots were unable to stop the aircraft on the remaining runway. Because an overrun seemed imminent, the aircraft was steered off the right side of the runway. The Yak-40 collided with trees.
Source of Information
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Reverse thrust failure during an ILS approach.Reverse thrust failure during an ILS approach.Share on:
