Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Oct 31, 2007, Panama City-Ma...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on October 31, 2007 near Panama City-Marcos A. Gelabert (Albrook AFB), Panamá, Panama with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: October 31, 2007
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Panama City-Marcos A. Gelabert (Albrook AFB), Panamá, Panama
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The copilot rotated before reaching V1 (95 knots) after misreading the captain's call, and the water-methanol system was not activated, so the engines did not deliver enough power for the climb.
An Air Panama Fokker F27-200 on a scheduled service from Panama City to Bocas del Toro stalled shortly after takeoff from runway 36. The crew had raised the landing gear at about 50 feet when the aircraft lost lift. It landed back on the runway, overran it and came to rest in grass beyond the runway end. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.