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| Engine Failure, Overloading behind Tehran Plane Crash |
| 2014-09-30 |
| [AnNahar] A plane crash in Tehran that left 39 people dead last month was caused by engine failure and overloading, local media quoted Iranian authorities as saying on Monday. The An-140 turboprop headed for the eastern city of Tabas crashed moments after takeoff from Tehran on August 10, triggering a fireball when it smashed into the capital's Azadi neighbourhood. Many more deaths were narrowly avoided as the plane came down only a few hundred metres (yards) from a busy market. The head of the probe into the crash, Mohammad Shahbazi, was quoted in daily Khorasan as saying the plane's right engine failed two seconds after takeoff. The failure was not detected right away because of a faulty cockpit signal and the pilot was unable to react quickly enough, he said. The investigation found that the plane was also overloaded given the hot temperatures of the day and the altitude of Tehran -- both factors that can affect the performance of an airplane, including its rate of climb. "Initial information indicates that the pilot tried to keep the plane horizontal but the aircraft fell from a height of 45 metres (150 feet)," the newspaper quoted the head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation, Alireza Jahangirian, as saying. President Hassan Rouhani ordered the grounding of all domestically produced An-140s following the accident. Iran has suffered several air crashes in recent years, blamed on ageing planes, poor maintenance and a shortage of new parts because of international sanctions. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 I suppose when one engine quit they poured on coal to the other, accelerating the yaw. Grit in the gas will do that. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-09-30 23:36 |
| #4 "blamed on ageing planes, Fixed. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-09-30 12:23 |
| #3 Sounds like the aircraft was below Vmc (minimal controllable airspeed with one engine out) when they lost an engine. Then the aircraft stalled on the wing with the dead engine and rolled over toward that wing and that was the end. High density altitude from the high air temps just accelerated the process. Inshallah attitude contributed to their demise. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-09-30 09:57 |
| #2 Ah, that troublesome air/ground interface. Gravity's a bitch. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-09-30 07:30 |
| #1 Hint forget the AN-140 you'd have more luck getting to your destination if you used one of these |
| Posted by: Wheresh Croluck9192 2014-09-30 01:32 |