Fokker 50 crash, Nov 6, 2002 (20 killed), Luxembourg-Findel
Fokker 50 accident on November 6, 2002 near Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg with 20 fatalities. Cause: Crew accepted an approach without preparing for a...
- Date: November 6, 2002
- Aircraft: Fokker 50
- Location: Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew accepted an approach without preparing for a go-around, leading to improvised actions and an override of the secondary power lever stop, causing irreversible loss of control. Dense fog, procedure deviations and operator and authority shortcomings were contributing factors.
A Luxair Fokker 50 on a scheduled flight from Berlin landed in fog with the visibility below the company minimum. The crew accepted an approach they were not prepared for and improvised, and a power lever override led to propeller pitch below flight minimum. Both engines stopped and the aircraft crashed in a field short of the runway, killing 20 people. Two people survived, the captain and a passenger.