Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 April 1994
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-44F
Owner/operator: Transafrik
Registration Number: S9-TAN
Location: M’Banza Congo Airport (SSY) –
ÿ Angola
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft undercarriageAircraft undercarriage
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to a runway closure. The aircraft struck a drainage ditch, causing undercarriage damage and subsequent runway crossing, resulting in a collision with a bus.An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to a runway closure. The aircraft struck a drainage ditch, causing undercarriage damage and subsequent runway crossing, resulting in a collision with a bus.
Description
The aircraft touched down 2 m short of the runway. The undercarriage struck a drainage ditch and collapsed. The aircraft continued onto the runway, veered right off the side of the runway an crossed a road, striking a bus with its right wing. The short and narrow runway at M’Banza forces B727 pilots to touch down as soon after the threshold as possible.
Primary Cause
Runway closure and subsequent crossing of the runway due to a narrow and challenging runway.Runway closure and subsequent crossing of the runway due to a narrow and challenging runway.Share on:
