Insel F50 at Bonaire on Apr 18th 2017, rejected takeoff due to computer error
Last Update: April 23, 2017 / 16:21:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
InselAir
Flight number
7I-304
Departure
Bonaire
Destination
Curacao, Curaçao
Aircraft Registration
PJ-KVM
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
A passenger reported the aircraft was accelerating for takeoff when about half way down the runway (length 2880 meters/9450 feet) the brakes came on hard. The crew announced they had aborted takeoff due to a computer error.
The aircraft reached Curacao with a delay of about 180 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 22, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
InselAir
Flight number
7I-304
Departure
Bonaire
Destination
Curacao, Curaçao
Aircraft Registration
PJ-KVM
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
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