Narrative:
An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport plane was destroyed when it crashed near Sevilla Airport (SVQ), Spain during a test flight. Two of the six crew members survived the accident.
The aircraft took off from runway 09 at 12:54 hours local time. The pilot, co-pilot, a mechanic and three engineers were conducting a test flight from Sevilla Airport (SVQ). The aircraft was built at the Airbus plant at Sevilla and was intended for the Turkish Air Force. It was the maiden flight after assembly.
Shortly after takeoff three of the four engines became stuck at high power. Initially the three engines did not respond to the crews attempts to control the power setting in the normal way. Pilots then succeeded in reducing power only after selecting the thrust levers to idle. Then the engines remained stuck at idle. In an attempt to return to the airport, the aircraft struck powerlines, impacted a field and burned.
An Airbus official after the accident stated that engine control software was incorrectly installed during final assembly of the aircraft. This led to engine failure and the resulting crash.
» El Pais
» Airbus Defence and Space
LEZL 091030Z 07010KT 030V090 CAVOK 27/09 Q1022 NOSIG
11:00 UTC / 13:00 local time:
LEZL 091100Z 05009KT CAVOK 28/09 Q1022 NOSIG
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 9 May 2015 |
| Time: | 12:57 |
| Type: |  Airbus A400M Atlas |
| Operator: | Airbus Industrie |
| Registration: | EC-403 |
| MSN: | 023 |
| First flight: | 2015-05-09 () |
| Total airframe hrs: | 0 |
| Cycles: | 0 |
| Engines: | 4 Europrop TP400-D6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 4 km NE of Sevilla Airport (SVQ) ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Sevilla Airport (SVQ/LEZL), Spain |
| Sevilla Airport (SVQ/LEZL), Spain |
An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport plane was destroyed when it crashed near Sevilla Airport (SVQ), Spain during a test flight. Two of the six crew members survived the accident.
The aircraft took off from runway 09 at 12:54 hours local time. The pilot, co-pilot, a mechanic and three engineers were conducting a test flight from Sevilla Airport (SVQ). The aircraft was built at the Airbus plant at Sevilla and was intended for the Turkish Air Force. It was the maiden flight after assembly.
Shortly after takeoff three of the four engines became stuck at high power. Initially the three engines did not respond to the crews attempts to control the power setting in the normal way. Pilots then succeeded in reducing power only after selecting the thrust levers to idle. Then the engines remained stuck at idle. In an attempt to return to the airport, the aircraft struck powerlines, impacted a field and burned.
An Airbus official after the accident stated that engine control software was incorrectly installed during final assembly of the aircraft. This led to engine failure and the resulting crash.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Flightradar24» El Pais
» Airbus Defence and Space
METAR Weather report:
10:30 UTC / 12:30 local time:LEZL 091030Z 07010KT 030V090 CAVOK 27/09 Q1022 NOSIG
11:00 UTC / 13:00 local time:
LEZL 091100Z 05009KT CAVOK 28/09 Q1022 NOSIG
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Video, social media
Video http://t.co/pr0jgoWI2u accidente del avión #A400 en #Sevilla pic.twitter.com/WLRDnsmCLn @el_pais
— El Caso (@The_Caso) May 9, 2015
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