| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 08, 2001 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| Operator: | Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) / Private |
| Flight #: | 686 / - |
| Route: | Milan - Copenhagen / Milan - Paris |
| AC Type: | MD-87 / Cessna 525A Citation II |
| Registration: | SE-DMA / D-IEVX |
| cn / ln: | 53009/ 525A-0036 |
| Aboard: | 114 (passengers:106 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 114 (passengers:106 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 4 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was taking off from Linate Airport in fog and poor visibility when it struck a German Cessna Citation II business jet. The MD-87 then swerved off the runway and collided with the airport's baggage handling building, bursting into flames. The Cessna, which was about to take off for Paris, entered the active runway by mistake, after having been told by the tower to enter a different runway. One hundred four passengers and 6 crew on the MD-87 and 2 passengers and 2 crew on the Citation were killed along with 4 on the ground. The MD-87 was named Lage Viking. Caused largely by human error and poorly followed safety procedures. Communication between the aircraft and the tower had been "in English and Italian," as opposed to aviation standards that only English be spoken. In addition, despite the poor visibility, control tower operators failed to ask the Cessna to read back his instructions to make sure they were understood. |
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