Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 January 1997
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1A Bandeirante
Owner/operator: Skypower Express Airways
Registration Number: 5N-AXS
Location: 0,7 km N of Yola Airport (YOL) –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and altitude management systems.Aircraft control systems and altitude management systems.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to reduced visibility and control during a circling approach. The aircraft clipped trees and power lines, resulting in a loss of altitude and subsequent crash short of the runway threshold.An aircraft experienced a near-miss incident due to reduced visibility and control during a circling approach. The aircraft clipped trees and power lines, resulting in a loss of altitude and subsequent crash short of the runway threshold.
Description
The aircraft crashed short of runway 17 in bad visibility after circling the airport for approx. one hour. The aircraft clipped trees and power lines, lost control and crashed 700 m short of the runway threshold. CAUSE: Failure to maintain the aircraft above the Minimum Descent Altitude while the aircraft was not positioned in the final landing phase.
Primary Cause
Failure to maintain the aircraft above the Minimum Descent Altitude during the final landing phase.Failure to maintain the aircraft above the Minimum Descent Altitude during the final landing phase.Share on:
