Narrative:
Wing icing caused the no. 1 engine to lose power on takeoff. Directional control was lost and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway and caught fire.
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
» NRC Handelsblad 25.11.1989
» Willem Wendt
accident date: 25-11-1989
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: N281MP
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Saturday 25 November 1989 |
| Time: | 07:48 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 |
| Operator: | Korean Air |
| Registration: | HL7285 |
| MSN: | 11221 |
| First flight: | 1985-01-22 (4 years 10 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8751 |
| Cycles: | 18495 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Spey 555-15P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 48 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Seoul-Kimpo International Airport (SEL) ( South Korea)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea |
| Ulsan Airport (USN/RKPU), South Korea | |
| Flightnumber: | KE175 |
Wing icing caused the no. 1 engine to lose power on takeoff. Directional control was lost and the pilot aborted the takeoff. The aircraft overran the runway and caught fire.
Classification:
IcingRejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/89 (#35)» NRC Handelsblad 25.11.1989
» Willem Wendt
Photos
accident date: 25-11-1989
type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
registration: N281MP
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Ulsan Airport as the crow flies is 314 km (196 miles).
Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Ulsan Airport as the crow flies is 314 km (196 miles).
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