Saab 340 crash, Oct 6, 2013, Udon Thani
Saab 340 accident on October 6, 2013 near Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand with no fatalities. Cause: Both pilots did not follow the abnormal...
- Date: October 6, 2013
- Aircraft: Saab 340
- Location: Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Both pilots did not follow the abnormal procedures for the hydraulic system malfunction, and after landing the hydraulic pressure in the accumulators was lost, leaving the nosewheel steering and brakes inoperative.
On 6 October 2013 a Nok Air Saab 340B on flight 5E950 from Chiang Mai to Udon Thani, Thailand, carried 25 passengers and crew. Hydraulic warnings recurred during the flight and the pilots did not complete the correct abnormal procedures. After landing, loss of hydraulic pressure left nosewheel steering and brakes inoperative, and the aircraft veered off the taxiway into a sign base; everyone on board was evacuated safely.