Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 crash, Feb 13, 2007, Moscow-...
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 accident on February 13, 2007 near Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of lift after...
- Date: February 13, 2007
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100
- Location: Moscow-Vnukovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of lift after stall at liftoff, caused by ice or frost on the critical surfaces despite deicing. The crew did not recheck holdover time or repeat the treatment, and the takeoff speed was below the reference speed.
A CRJ-100 positioning flight from Moscow to Berlin was de-iced in two steps at Vnukovo during snowfall. It started the takeoff roll below the reference speed, rotated early and lost lift, and its right wing struck the runway. The jet went out of control and came to rest inverted in the snow, and all three crew escaped with minor injuries.