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Encyclopedia > Luxair Flight 9642
Luxair Flight 9642
Summary
Date  6 November 2002
Cause  Controlled flight into terrain
Site  Luxembourg City
Origin  Tempelhof International Airport
Destination  Luxembourg-Findel International Airport
Passengers  19
Crew  3
Injuries  0
Fatalities  20
Survivors  2
Aircraft
 Aircraft type  Fokker F50
Operator  Luxair
Tail number  LX-LGB

Luxair Flight 9642 was a flight from Tempelhof International Airport, Berlin, Germany to Luxembourg-Findel, Niederanven, Luxembourg, near Luxembourg City. is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) describes an accident whereby an airworthy aircraft, under pilot control, inadvertently flies into terrain, an obstacle, or water. ... Exterior of Tempelhof Airport. ... Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (IATA: LUX, ICAO: ELLX) is the main airport of Luxembourg. ... Luxair (Luxair Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne SA) is the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ... Exterior of Tempelhof Airport. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Luxembourg-Findel (IATA airport code: LUX) is the main airport of Luxembourg. ... District Luxembourg Canton Luxembourg LAU 2 LU00011005 Geography Area Area rank 41. ... The Old town, seen from the ground Luxembourg City, population 82,268 (2002), is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ...


On 6 November 2002, LX-LGB, a Fokker F50 aircraft on the route crashed and burned on final approach to the airport about 6 nautical miles (11 km) short of the runway while trying to land in the fog. 20 out of 22 passengers and crew perished, including artist Michel Majerus. is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ... For other uses, see Fog (disambiguation). ... Michel Majerus {b. ...


Cause of crash

The cause of the crash was determined to be crew error caused by aborting a "go-around" after being informed by tower of an increase in visibility. A series of non-standard actions resulted in severe loss of airspeed, due the propeller blades being accidentally switched into reverse position, and subsequent impact short of the runway. Contributing to the accident, were errors concerning the implementation of a security recommendation, made by the manufacturer to Fokker 50 operators. Also this warning was not adequately communicated to the flight crews of Luxair.


External source

  • Summary of investigation.

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Luxair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (294 words)
Luxair (Luxair Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne SA) is the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Over the years, Luxair gradually replaced its fleet with modern Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 737-500 jets as well as Fokker 50 turbo-props and Embraer jets.
On November 6, 2002 Luxair Flight 9642, a Fokker 50 aircraft flying from Berlin, Germany crashed on a field near the village of Niederanven during final approach to Luxembourg airport, killing 20 passengers and crew.
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