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

An investigation into a deadly plane crash in Hong Kong last month found an engine of the aircraft accelerated after touching down, according to a preliminary report on Tuesday.

HONG KONG — An investigation into a deadly plane crash in Hong Kong last month found an engine of the aircraft accelerated after touching down, according to a preliminary report on Tuesday.

The Boeing 747, flown by Turkey-based ACT Airlines from Dubai, skidded after landing at the Chinese territory’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.

Two killed as cargo plane slides off runway at Hong Kong’s airport01:22Examination 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.