Engine accelerated after landing, probe into deadly Hong Kong plane crash finds

Hong Kong: An investigation into a deadly plane crash in Hong Kong

last month found that an engine of the aircraft accelerated after touching down, according to a preliminary report

on Tuesday.

The Boeing 747, flown by Turkiye-based ACT Airlines from Dubai, skidded after landing at the city’s

airport on Oct. 20 and collided with a security patrol

car, sending both vehicles into the sea. Two workers in the car were killed. The four crew members on the plane were unhurt.

The Transport and Logistics Bureau wrote

in a Facebook post that existing evidence showed the flight and conditions, such as weather, runway and air traffic control, were all normal before the plane veered off.

The report from the Air Accident Investigation Authority listed the crash as an accident, saying its Number 4 engine accelerated after landing.

Examination of the flight deck showed thrust levers of Number 1, 2 and 3 engines were closed and their reverse thrust

levers were selected to the maximum.