Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 June 2000
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Ghana Airlink
Registration Number: G 524
Location: Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC) –
ÿ Ghana
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 52
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Accident
Ghana Airlink Flight 200 experienced a severe landing impact at Accra Kotoka Airport due to heavy rain. The aircraft touched down hard, nose first, resulting in significant fuselage damage.Ghana Airlink Flight 200 experienced a severe landing impact at Accra Kotoka Airport due to heavy rain. The aircraft touched down hard, nose first, resulting in significant fuselage damage.
Description
Ghana Airlink Flight 200 came in to land at Accra Kotoka Airport on pouring rain. The aircraft touched down hard, nose first, on the runway 21 threshold causing the fuselage to break in two. Ghana Airlink is a cooperation between Ghana Airways and Ghana Air Force, who supplied both Fokker F-27 planes.
Primary Cause
Heavy rainfall conditions during landing caused excessive braking and a hard touchdown, leading to fuselage damage.Heavy rainfall conditions during landing caused excessive braking and a hard touchdown, leading to fuselage damage.Share on:
