Airbus A310 crash, Jan 30, 2000 (169 killed), Abidjan
Airbus A310 accident on January 30, 2000 near Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast with 169 fatalities. Cause: Collision with the sea after the pilot flying...
- Date: January 30, 2000
- Aircraft: Airbus A310
- Location: Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast
- Fatalities: 169
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with the sea after the pilot flying lowered the pitch on a stick shaker warning without applying TOGA thrust, with the aircraft not in a true stall and no visual references over the water at night.
Kenya Airways Flight KQ431, an A310 from Abidjan bound for Nairobi via Lagos, stalled-warned during a night takeoff over the sea. The pilot flying pushed the nose down without applying TOGA thrust, and the aircraft struck the Atlantic shortly after rotation. The commission found that the GPWS warnings were masked by stall and overspeed alerts.