Airbus A320 crash, Feb 28, 2018, Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Üle...
Airbus A320 accident on February 28, 2018 near Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia with no fatalities. Cause: According to the...
- Date: February 28, 2018
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Tallinn-Lennart Meri-Ülemiste, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: According to the investigation report: failure of the THS override mechanism, ELAC pitch faults not being reset, and shortcomings in training procedures.
A Smartlynx Airlines A320 on a training flight at Tallinn lost pitch control on rotation after a touch and go, and hit the ground near the runway end. The crew regained control using manual pitch trim and engine thrust, and the aircraft lost engine power on approach before landing with burst tyres and veering off the runway. Two people had minor injuries and the aircraft was written off. The investigation cited a fault in the horizontal stabilizer override mechanism, a single event flight control design weakness and gaps in training procedures.