Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 December 2003
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000
Owner/operator: East African Safari Air
Registration Number: 5Y-NNN
Location: Lokichoggio Airport (LKG) –
ÿ Kenya
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: Nose gear, right wing, cockpit compartment, and associated accessories.Nose gear, right wing, cockpit compartment, and associated accessories.
Category: Accident
A Fokker F-28 aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at Lokichoggio following a runway overrun in Nairobi. The aircraft sustained damage to its nose gear, wing, and cockpit due to a fence and river bank impact. The incident resulted in the loss of the nose gear, piercing of the right wing, and buckling of associated accessories.A Fokker F-28 aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at Lokichoggio following a runway overrun in Nairobi. The aircraft sustained damage to its nose gear, wing, and cockpit due to a fence and river bank impact. The incident resulted in the loss of the nose gear, piercing of the right wing, and buckling of associated accessories.
Description
Flight 812 from Nairobi overran the runway after landing at Lokichoggio after the no. 1 wheel on the main undercarriage to burst on landing. . The Fokker F-28 went through a fence and impacted a small river bank. The nose gear was ripped off, the right wing underside was pierced by razor fence wire and the nose underside smashed leading to the cockpit compartment and associated accessories buckled, broken and twisted. Press reports indicated that the plane carried 40 passengers, official report however indicate that 23 passengers were on board.
Primary Cause
Fence and river bank impact during landing.Fence and river bank impact during landing.Share on:
