Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Feb 2, 2008, Edinburgh
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on February 2, 2008 near Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft moved...
- Date: February 2, 2008
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Edinburgh, County of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: The aircraft moved forward inadvertently after engine start. The AAIB could not determine whether the parking brake was not set, the chocks had slipped, or the chocks were removed early; towing it onto the taxiway as the airport instructed would probably have prevented it.
A MNG Kargo Fokker F27 was preparing a night cargo flight from Edinburgh to Coventry in snow. After both engines started, it rolled forward down a slight slope and its right propeller struck a ground power unit that had not been removed. The ground crew escaped, and the propeller, engine and GPU were substantially damaged.