Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Nov 2, 2002, Sligo
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on November 2, 2002 near Sligo, Connacht, Ireland with no fatalities. Cause: Fast, low approach that touched down late,...
- Date: November 2, 2002
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Sligo, Connacht, Ireland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fast, low approach that touched down late, leaving insufficient runway to stop. Contributory factors included the lack of an overrun area and the inexperience of the operator.
A Euroceltic Fokker F27 on a Public Service Obligation service from Dublin landed late at Sligo in a strong, gusty crosswind. It ran off the end of the runway and stopped with its main wheels in the boulders at the sea embankment. All 40 people aboard survived. The AAIU report cited a fast, low approach and the lack of an adequate overrun area.