Fokker 50 crash, Feb 10, 2004 (43 killed), Sharjah
Fokker 50 accident on February 10, 2004 near Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates with 43 fatalities. Cause: The pilot moved the power levers below...
- Date: February 10, 2004
- Aircraft: Fokker 50
- Location: Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Fatalities: 43
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot moved the power levers below flight idle during an unstable, high-speed approach, causing loss of control. Breakdown of crew resource management and a skid control unit without the modification that would have protected against this condition were contributing factors.
An Iranian Kish Air Fokker 50 flying a scheduled service from Kish Island to Sharjah was on the VOR/DME approach when the captain handed control to the first officer late in the approach. The aircraft was far too fast and the power levers were moved below flight idle, causing an irreversible loss of control. It broke apart and caught fire on sandy ground near a road and houses, killing 43 of the 46 people on board.