Final Report - B732 loss of control during take off, Abuja Nigeria, 29 Oct. 2006

Final Report - B732 loss of control during take off, Abuja Nigeria, 29 Oct. 2006

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Author
AIB (Nigeria)
Category
Accident Reports Human Factors Weather Loss of Control

On 29 October 2006, an ADC Airlines’ Boeing 737-200 encountered wind shear almost immediately taking off from Abuja into adverse weather associated with a very rapidly developing convective storm. Unseen from the apron or ATC TWR it stalled, crashed and burned after just over one minute airborne killing 96 of the 105 occupants. The Investigation concluded that loss of control during the wind shear encounter was not inevitable but was a consequence of inappropriate crew response. Concerns about the quality of crew training and competency validation were also raised.

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