AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS - IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE - The Crash of Air Algerie Flight 6289During takeoff from runway 02 at Tamanrasset Aguenar aerodrome in Southern Algeria, on Thursday 6 March 2003, the left engine of a Boeing 737-200 from Air Algerie suffered a contained burst. The airplane swung to the left. The Captain took over the controls. The airplane lost speed progressively, stalled and crashed, with the landing gear still extended, about one thousand six hundred and forty-five meters from the takeoff point, to the left of the runway extended centerline. The crew of six and 96 of the 97 passengers were killed in the accident. The accident was caused by the loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, the non-retraction of the landing gear after the engine failure, and the Captain, the PNF, taking over control of the airplane before having clearly identified the problem. |
Contents
Table of Content 6 Synopsis | 6 |
Factual Information | 11 |
Tests and Research | 28 |
Organization and Management | 39 |
Analysis | 45 |
Conclusions | 51 |
Recommendations | 55 |
Decision No 283cabM of 6 March 2003 | 57 |
CVR Transcript | 61 |
FDR Graphs | 67 |
Performance calculations | 69 |
Engine failure on takeoff | 75 |
GLOSSARY | 77 |
IN THE AFTERMATH | 81 |
OTHER AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS | 83 |
Transcript of radiocommunications | 59 |
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