Leaked LUXAir F50 Accident Report
Luxair F50 Crash: Pilot's Fault

"Total lack of coordination, planning, started the approach when not ready, violated all the rules in the manuals..."
 

The following is from today's 'Le Quotidien' (no website that I can find):

Final report will be published 15 December.

Henri Grethen, Transport Minister said,
'The role of the Ministry is to verify that the licences are in order.' ... 'There is no text that says, to my knowledge,

 that the two pilots must be trained at the same school and must follow the same in-service training.' ... 'I am convinced that we have done what was required.'

This is my translation, the French text says,
'le rôle du ministère est de vérifier que les licences sont en règle.' ... 'Aucun texte ne dit, à ma connaissance, que les deux pilotes doivent être formés dans la même école et suive la même formation continue.' ... 'Je suis persuadé que nous avons fait ce qu'il fallait faire.'
Usual newspaper disclaimer applies.

Interpretation

"Everybody knew about the idle stop baulk fault - so the pilots shouldn't have made that mistake - but in their shortcutting and rushing, they did."

(14.11.2003)

Technical report of Fokker 50 accident

 

 


This morning, the press published certain elements of the draft report by the technical investigation committee on the tragic Fokker 50 accident that occurred on 6 November 2002.

Luxair would like to point out that the technical investigation committee’s report is still in a draft phase! The parties involved in the investigation have a 60-day examination period, during which they can make observations on this report to the investigation committee.

This period has not yet expired.

 

Luxair does not want to comment at this stage in the investigation, and will await the publication of the final report before stating its position and making any comment on the elements contained therein.

 

Press contact: Marc Gerges, tel.: (+352) 021 31 13 73