Short 360 crash, Feb 27, 2001 (2 killed), Edinburgh
Short 360 accident on February 27, 2001 near Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: Snow, ice or slush in the engine...
- Date: February 27, 2001
- Aircraft: Short 360
- Location: Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Snow, ice or slush in the engine intakes released and reduced airflow, causing both engines to flame out at once when the intake anti-ice vanes were selected together. The operator had no procedure for fitting intake blanks in adverse weather.
A Loganair Short 360 on a Royal Mail charter from Edinburgh lost power on both engines soon after takeoff in snowy conditions. The aircraft had been parked into the wind with snow and ice in the engine intakes, which later released and caused a double flameout. The crew ditched in the Firth of Forth near Granton Harbour and both pilots died.