Fokker 100 crash, Jan 25, 2007 (1 killed), Pau
Fokker 100 accident on January 25, 2007 near Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of control during takeoff after wing...
- Date: January 25, 2007
- Aircraft: Fokker 100
- Location: Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during takeoff after wing contamination by ground ice, combined with an abrupt nose-up rotation made in reaction to a flock of birds. The BEA also cited limited industry awareness of ground icing risks and the crew's insufficient tactile check of the wing surfaces.
A Regional Airlines Fokker 100 operating Air France flight AF7775 from Pau to Paris lost control during takeoff after ice had formed on the wings while the aircraft sat on the ground during a stopover. It rolled, struck the ground, bounced, hit the airport fence and then a road truck, and slid to a stop in a field, but all 54 occupants got out safely. The aircraft was destroyed, and the truck driver on the road was killed.