Détails:
The Shorts 360 plane had been leased to Sirte Oil Co in Libya to transport workers between its headquarters and various oil fields.
The aircraft departed Tripoli at 12:29. En route to Marsa el-Brega the crew noted a fuel imbalance and did a cross feed until fuel was balanced again at 14:17. The descent from FL70 was started at 14:25. Eleven minutes later both engines flamed out. The aircraft was ditched off the Libyan coast in a 10deg nose up attitude. The tail broke off and the wreckage sank inverted to a depth of 38 m, about 3 miles from the coast.
According to the Libyan investigation report, the first officer and co-pilot, who both survived, were so busy talking about how to fly the Fokker F-28 aircraft that they failed to switch on the anti-icing system for the engines as weather conditions deteriorated. As the aircraft came in to land, ice that had been allowed to build up melted, flooding the engines and cutting off the power. A device that might have restarted the engines was not switched on. There were no lifejackets on board and many of the dead drowned because they were unaware that their seat cushions doubled as floats.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
- "melting of ice formed at engines intake resulted in ware ingestion and both engine flame out.
- flight crew failed to operate engine anti-icing system.
- flight crew were busy with a discussion not relevant to their flight or the a/c."
accident date: 13-01-2000
type: Shorts 360-300
registration: HB-AAM
accident date: 13-01-2000
type: Shorts 360-300
registration: HB-AAM
| Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | jeudi 13 janvier 2000 |
| Heure: | 14:38 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Shorts 360-300 |
| Opérant pour: | Sirte Oil Company |
| Loué à : | Avisto |
| Immatriculation: | HB-AAM |
| Numéro de série: | SH.3763 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1990-01-06 (10 years ) |
| Heures de vol: | 7138 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R |
| Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 21 / à bord: 38 |
| Total: | victimes: 22 / à bord: 41 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 5 km (3.1 milles) de Marsa el-Brega ( Libye)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tripoli International Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libye |
| Marsa el-Brega Airport (LMQ/HLMB), Libye |
The Shorts 360 plane had been leased to Sirte Oil Co in Libya to transport workers between its headquarters and various oil fields.
The aircraft departed Tripoli at 12:29. En route to Marsa el-Brega the crew noted a fuel imbalance and did a cross feed until fuel was balanced again at 14:17. The descent from FL70 was started at 14:25. Eleven minutes later both engines flamed out. The aircraft was ditched off the Libyan coast in a 10deg nose up attitude. The tail broke off and the wreckage sank inverted to a depth of 38 m, about 3 miles from the coast.
According to the Libyan investigation report, the first officer and co-pilot, who both survived, were so busy talking about how to fly the Fokker F-28 aircraft that they failed to switch on the anti-icing system for the engines as weather conditions deteriorated. As the aircraft came in to land, ice that had been allowed to build up melted, flooding the engines and cutting off the power. A device that might have restarted the engines was not switched on. There were no lifejackets on board and many of the dead drowned because they were unaware that their seat cushions doubled as floats.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
- "melting of ice formed at engines intake resulted in ware ingestion and both engine flame out.
- flight crew failed to operate engine anti-icing system.
- flight crew were busy with a discussion not relevant to their flight or the a/c."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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accident date: 13-01-2000
type: Shorts 360-300
registration: HB-AAM
accident date: 13-01-2000
type: Shorts 360-300
registration: HB-AAM
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tripoli International Airport et Marsa el-Brega Airport est de 655 km (409 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
La distance entre Tripoli International Airport et Marsa el-Brega Airport est de 655 km (409 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.
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