Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, May 16, 1998, Singapore-Seletar
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on May 16, 1998 near Singapore-Seletar, Singapore with no fatalities. Cause: Failure to arm the lift dumper, which...
- Date: May 16, 1998
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Singapore-Seletar, Singapore
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to arm the lift dumper, which disabled the antiskid system, combined with the captain's use of emergency brakes during suspected hydroplaning on a wet runway and an overrun.
A charter Fokker F28 carrying evacuating expatriates from Jakarta landed on a wet runway at Singapore Seletar. The copilot had not armed the lift dumper, so the antiskid system could not work. The captain then used emergency brakes, which are not recommended when hydroplaning is suspected, and the jet overran, losing its left wing and main gear. All 80 occupants walked away.