SK1209 plane crash aalborg part2 (UPDATED)

Statement on Accident SK1209
Publisert: 2007-09-09
Routed Copenhagen -- Aalborg




Scandinavian Airlines regrets to confirm that one of its aircraft, a Dash 8-400 (Q400) with flight number SK1209 from Copenhagen to Aalborg was involved in an accident at Aalborg Airport, at 16:10 hrs local time today.

Prior to the accident problems with the aircrafts main landing gear was identified and the pilots prepared a controlled emergency landing. After landing the right main gear collapsed.

There where 69 passengers and 4 crew onboard and we can confirm that 5 passengers have been lightly injured during evacuation.

A team of specially-trained SAS personnel is at Aalborg Airport to provide assistance.

SK1209 is a code-share* flight with Spanair flight number JK9101, BMI flight number BD3923 and Lufthansa flight number LH6002.

The Danish Accident Investigation Board will investigate the accident. Scandinavian Airlines continues its operations as scheduled.

The media information center can be contacted at the following number: +45 32 32 31 35

A special telephone has been established for relatives and friends: +45 32 32 60 01.

* Code-share - When two or more airlines state their flight number in the timetable for
the same flight, while only one of the airlines operates the flight.


SAS Group Corporate Communications

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• SK1209
• plane
• crash
• Aalborg
• Denmark
• part2
• SK2748
• Vilnius
• SK2867
• Copenhagen
• Scandinavian
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• Systems
• SAS

[Brusspringsteen]

Today SAS Group decided to get rid of its entire fleet of 28 Dash 8 Q400.

I sure hope they sell them all as fireplane rebuilds (yes - it's actually an excellent fireplane) Sure don't hope any more passengers will fly with them.

[Brusspringsteen]

Just for the records - recent Dash8/Q400 events:

13 March 2007, ANA flight 1603 crash - nosewheel unfolding problem

9 September 2007, SK1209 crash - right side landing gear collapse

12 September 2007, SK2748 crash - right side landing gear collapse

21 September 2007, Ausburg Airways crash - nosewheel unfolding problem

27 October 2007, SK2867 crash - right side landing gear collapse

[Brusspringsteen]

SAS' Dash8/Q400 flights have been on the wings now for three weeks - and as of today October 27, 2007 we have the exact same accident at Copenhagen Airport.

At an early stage, SAS decided to replace all actuators, whether they showed signs of corrosion or not.

So it can't be corrosion - perhaps construction failure?

[Brusspringsteen]

Joplin1977: Lucky, lucky, lucky you!

A small update:

2007-10-03

SAS returns Dash8/Q400 to traffic

Following an extensive inspection program and parts replacement, SAS is now returning Dash8/Q400 aircraft to traffic. SAS chose to ground the entire Q400 fleet following two accidents, in Aalborg on September 9 and Vilnius on September 12, to replace parts identified as the cause of the accidents. This involved an actuator in the main landing gear that was affected by corrosion.

[Brusspringsteen]

The last press release regarding the SK2748 was the second accident with a Dash-8 from the SAS fleet within just three days.

SK2748 crashed on Sept 12, 2007

SK1209 crashed on Sept 09, 2007

Both of them crashed due to a main landing gear collapse during landing.

[Brusspringsteen]

Scandinavian Airlines regrets to confirm that one of its aircraft, a Dash 8-400 (Q400) with flight number SK2748 from Copenhagen to Palanga (Lithuania) has been involved in an accident. The aircraft experienced technical difficulties and the crew decided to divert to Vilnius Airport (Lithuania) where the accident occurred at 01:36 hrs local time today.

We can confirm that there are 48 passengers and 4 crew onboard. All passengers were evacuated after landing and no injuries are reported.

[mkarnerfors]

Eh? What are you saying? That when the landing gear did not extend and lock as it was supposed to, the pilots/passengers/UFO's are to blame?

It was a mechanical failure in the landing gear. Now whose "fault" that is can be discussed but it most certainly was not pilot error.

[mariegriffiths]

I'm flying on one of these next Tuesday.

[jbohmdklg]

Supplemental note (not in official reports): The parking area for these planes when not flying was very close to the coastline, thus salty air may have caused earlier corrosion than with other Dash 8 owners, but Bombardier should still have considered this risk when they specified the inspection interval for the landing gear actuators. (Because many of the world's airports are near the sea).

[Sjusovare2]

@mariancraig Lucky you ! Thank the lord that you survived.

[asdquet]

@Brusspringsteen It was since proven that these accidents were the result of shoddy maintenance on the part of the airlines.

[jbohmdk]

Just some facts from the reports on this and the 2 other SAS Dash8 crashes:

1. The landing gear indicator lights were known to be flaky, causing lots of false alarms, thus pilots had to plan safety landing procedures accordingly and consider both OK and not OK possibilities.

2. The first two accidents were caused by landing gear that became rusty faster than Bombardier had said it could happen, so no one had checked.

3. The third accident was caused by a repair mistake, O-ring loose in fluid.

[mariancraig]

Was on this plane last week. Read all the accidents on the internet and was shit scared of flying in it but everything was fine - no weird noises or nothing.

[Cyberium]

We should Dash from the Dash-8, other Bombardier shit works great!

[mariegriffiths]

The wind was rocking the plane on the ground as we boarded. At Gatwick it rocked 30 degrees one way and the otherjust before landing. Quite hairy.

[GerbilEssences]

I'm always amazed at just how tiny and thin the undercarriage is on such big planes.

[GerbilEssences]

Have fun ;)