Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Jan 17, 2003, Quito-Mariscal...
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on January 17, 2003 near Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador with no fatalities. Cause: Lack of positive...
- Date: January 17, 2003
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Quito-Mariscal Sucre (City), Pichincha, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Lack of positive actions and reactions by the crew after both left main gear tyres burst during takeoff, which led to a runway overrun.
A TAME F28 taking off from Quito lost both tyres on the left main gear during the takeoff roll at about 125 knots. The crew rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop on the remaining runway, overran and its nose gear collapsed. All 77 occupants survived.