McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash, Aug 20, 2008 (154 killed)
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 accident on August 20, 2008 near Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain with 154 fatalities. Cause: The crew lost control...
- Date: August 20, 2008
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- Location: Madrid-Barajas-Adolfo Suárez, Madrid, Spain
- Fatalities: 154
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The crew lost control after a stall caused by the flaps and slats not being extended for takeoff. Checklist omissions, no takeoff configuration warning (the TOWS did not operate), and poor crew resource management all contributed.
Spanair flight JK5022, an MD-82 bound for Las Palmas, took off from Madrid-Barajas with its flaps and slats still retracted. The aircraft stalled just after rotation, left the runway and broke up, and the wreckage burned in a drainage channel beside the airport. 154 people died, including all six crew, and 18 passengers were seriously injured.