Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Oct 20, 2003, Tarauacá
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on October 20, 2003 near Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional control after landing,...
- Date: October 20, 2003
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of directional control after landing, caused by selecting ground fine pitch on the power levers combined with failure of the antiskid system from poor maintenance. Financial difficulties at the operator were a contributing factor.
A Fokker F27 scheduled flight landed at Tarauaca. After landing, the crew used ground fine pitch, the antiskid system had failed, and the aircraft lost directional control, veered off the runway and came to rest in a ditch. All 23 occupants escaped without injury.