Bombardier Global Express/XRS crash, Jan 27, 2020 (2 killed)
Bombardier Global Express/XRS accident on January 27, 2020 near Sharana AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan with 2 fatalities. Cause: Crew misidentified the...
- Date: January 27, 2020
- Aircraft: Bombardier Global Express/XRS
- Location: Sharana AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew misidentified the failed engine and shut down the operable engine, then failed to airstart it and chose to recover to Kandahar
A USAF E 11A on a combat and training sortie suffered a left engine failure from a broken fan blade. The crew misidentified the failed engine and shut down the good right engine, causing a dual engine out emergency. They could not restart it, touched down in a field in Ghazni Province and both pilots were killed.