Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Wednesday 15 February 2006 |
Time: | 19:45 |
Type: | Dassault Falcon 20C-5 |
Operator: | Develton Ltd. |
Registration: | F-OVJR |
MSN: | 180 |
First flight: | 1968 |
Total airframe hrs: | 10413 |
Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-5AR-2C |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL) ( Germany)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD), Russia |
Destination airport: | London-Luton Airport (LTN/EGGW), United Kingdom |
Narrative:The Falcon jet departed Moscow-Domodedovo (DME) at 18:36 local time for a flight to Luton (LTN).
En route over Germany at FL380 the flight attendant inadvertently set off a smoke canister, intended for emergencies, in the cabin. The cabin and cockpit filled with smoke.
At 19:22 hours local time the crew declared an emergency and requested an immediate descent. The flight was overhead Kiel and the crew decided to make an emergency landing there.
The aircraft landed on runway 26 (4134 feet / 1265 m long) but overran the runway end and fell down an embankment.
Probable Cause:
Conclusions (translated from German report):
The accident is attributable to the following:
Immediate causes:
- Unintentional ignition of a pyrotechnic distress signal in the passenger cabin
- Emergency caused by fire and smoke
- Misunderstandings in communication
- Failure to use reverse thrust or braking parachute and insufficient use of the wheel brakes
Systemic causes:
- Improper storage of pyrotechnic signaling means on board
- Inadequate training of the crew by the air carriers regarding the emergency equipment.
Classification:
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» DPA
» Izvestiya
Photos
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 Moskva-Domodedovo Airport to London-Luton Airport as the crow flies is 2502 km (1564 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.