Descripción:
The HAL-manufactured Dornier 228 was operating on a flight from Agathi to Thiruvananthapuram via Cochin.
The aircraft took off from runway 17 of Cochin Airport. After attaining a height of about 400 feet it was seen pitching up steeply to a near vertical attitude and thereafter appeared to perform a manoeuvre similar to a stall turn to the right
and crashed on the roof top of the Component Repair Shop (CRS) building of the Naval Aircraft Yard. After the impact the aircraft caught fire and was completely destroyed. Three persons working in CRS received fatal and six other persons received minor injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "After take off the aircraft pitched up uncontrollably, stalled fell to its right and crashed. The uncontrollable pitch up was caused by sudden uncommanded downward movement of the Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer leading edge. This was due to partial detachment of its 'actuator forward bearing support' fitting due non installation of required hi-lok fasteners. Poor aircraft maintenance practices at Short Haul Operations Department contributed to the accident. "
| Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Fecha: | jueves 30 julio 1998 |
| Hora: | 11:05 |
| Tipo: |  HAL/Dornier 228-201 |
| Operador: | Alliance Air |
| Registración: | VT-EJW |
| Numéro de série: | 8075/HAL1007 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1986 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6 |
| Víctimas en Tierra: | Fatalidades: 3 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Cochin Airport (COK) ( India)
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| Fase: | Ascenso Inicial (ICL) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Cochin Airport (COK/VOCC), India |
| Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TRV/VOTV), India | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 503 |
The HAL-manufactured Dornier 228 was operating on a flight from Agathi to Thiruvananthapuram via Cochin.
The aircraft took off from runway 17 of Cochin Airport. After attaining a height of about 400 feet it was seen pitching up steeply to a near vertical attitude and thereafter appeared to perform a manoeuvre similar to a stall turn to the right
and crashed on the roof top of the Component Repair Shop (CRS) building of the Naval Aircraft Yard. After the impact the aircraft caught fire and was completely destroyed. Three persons working in CRS received fatal and six other persons received minor injuries.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "After take off the aircraft pitched up uncontrollably, stalled fell to its right and crashed. The uncontrollable pitch up was caused by sudden uncommanded downward movement of the Trimmable Horizontal Stabilizer leading edge. This was due to partial detachment of its 'actuator forward bearing support' fitting due non installation of required hi-lok fasteners. Poor aircraft maintenance practices at Short Haul Operations Department contributed to the accident. "
Fuentes:
» Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1998 (DGAC India)Fotos
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Distance from Cochin Airport to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport as the crow flies is 177 km (110 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Cochin Airport to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport as the crow flies is 177 km (110 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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