PUTRAJAYA, Aug 16 – The inadvertent extension of the lift dump spoilers during Before Landing checks has been identified as the primary cause of the Beechcraft plane crash at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor, last year, according to the final accident report.
This action led to a sudden loss of lift, resulting in a catastrophic loss of control and the subsequent crash.
This was revealed in the Aircraft Accident Final Report issued by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Friday.
“The primary cause of the accident was the inadvertent extension of the lift dump spoilers, most likely by the Second-in-Command, during the Before Landing checks,” said the report, published on MOT’s official website.
On Aug 17 last year, the privately owned Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) bearing registration number N28JV crashed in Elmina, killing all eight on board (six passengers and two flight crew members), one e-hailing driver and a p-hailing motorcyclist.
The 148-page report said insufficient crew training and awareness regarding the operation of the lift dump system were contributing factors to the accident.
