Tamanrasset Airport

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Rabah Bitat Airport
IATA: TMR - ICAO: DAAT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		[1]
Serves		Tamanrasset
Elevation AMSL		4518 ft (1377 m)
Coordinates		22°48′37″N, 05°26′20″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
02/20	11,800	3,600	Asphalt
08/26	10,170	3,100	Asphalt

Tamanrasset Airport (IATA: TMR, ICAO: DAAT), also known as Aguenar Airport, is an airport near Tamanrasset, Algeria.

[edit] Incidents & Accidents

Air Algérie Flight 6289 originated in Tamanrasset and was bound for Algiers, with an intermediate stop at Ghardaia. Takeoff was from runway 02 with the co-pilot acting as pilot-in-command. The aircraft rotated and at 15:14:52 the co-pilot ordered the gear to be raised. At that moment, at a height of 78 feet and a speed of 158 kts, the No. 1 engine suffered a turbine failure. The captain took over control of the airplane. Three seconds later the co-pilot asked if she should raise the gear, but the captain did not respond. The Boeing 737-200 lost speed and at 15:15:06 the speed had dropped to 134 kts. Height at that moment was 398 ft. The aircraft, named "Monts du Daia", stalled and crashed and broke up on rocky terrain about 1645 metres past the runway.

The accident was caused by the loss of an engine during a critical phase of flight, the non-retraction of the landing gear after the engine failure, and the Captain taking over control of the airplane before having clearly identified the problem. THere were 102 fatalities and 1 survivor.

[edit] Airlines

• • Aigle Azur (Marseille, Paris-Orly)
  • Air Algerie (Algiers, Constantine, Djanet, El Golea, Ghardaia, Illizi, In Salah, Oran, Ouargla, Paris Orly)
  • Tassili Airlines (Algiers, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel)

[edit] External links

• CNN.com Algeria plane crash kills 102
• Aviation Safety Network
• Official Accident Report from the Algerian Ministry of Transport(english)