Douglas DC-8 crash, Feb 28, 2002, Singapore-Changi
Douglas DC-8 accident on February 28, 2002 near Singapore-Changi, Singapore with no fatalities. Cause: Taxi error: the crew turned off the taxiway...
- Date: February 28, 2002
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Singapore-Changi, Singapore
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Taxi error: the crew turned off the taxiway toward the bay without guidance, onto grass where the gear dropped into an open drain, with weak guidance and coordination contributing.
An Arrow Air DC-8 cargo flight at Singapore Changi overran its assigned remote bay after missing the parking position at night. When it turned back toward the bay, it left the taxiway onto a grass area and its main landing gears dropped into an open drain. The three crew were uninjured but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.