BAe 125 crash, Feb 12, 2002, Lanseria
BAe 125 accident on February 12, 2002 near Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa with no fatalities. Cause: The hydraulic system was not pressurised during...
- Date: February 12, 2002
- Aircraft: BAe 125
- Location: Lanseria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: The hydraulic system was not pressurised during pre-flight, so the chocks were removed without adequate brake pressure.
A BAe 125 parked on the apron at Lanseria was not checked for hydraulic pressure before its chocks were removed. The pilot had assumed the engineer had pressurised the system, and the aircraft rolled forward, narrowly missing a hangar and a helicopter before entering a ditch by the runway. No one was injured.