No mechanical faults found in Cork crash plane
20.03.11
No mechanical faults have been found in the plane that crashed killing six people and injuring six more as it landed at Cork Airport last month having taken off from Belfast City Airport. Air accident investigators are still trying to establish why the Manx2 flight crashed when it attempted to land in thick fog on February 10.
In a preliminary report, investigator Leo Murray said he has not identified any failures in the plane's airframe, systems or engines during the flight or at the airfield. He said: ‘The factors which resulted in the loss of control are being examined.'
A warning had sounded during the last 7 seconds of the cockpit voice recorder, which is believed to be the stall warning horn. Four seconds before the plane crashed the co-pilot was also heard calling ‘go round’, which was acknowledged by the pilot. The plane hit the runway with a roll angle of 97 degrees, flipped over and landed on grass where it caught fire.
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