Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 January 2008
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12BP
Owner/operator: Aro-Service
Registration Number: EK11660
Location: Pointe Noire Airport (PNR) –
ÿ Congo
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft brakesAircraft brakes
Category: Accident
An-12 aircraft experienced brake failure during taxiing to Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). The aircraft failed to stop and collided with a parked Boeing 727 (9L-LEF). Both aircraft sustained significant damage.An-12 aircraft experienced brake failure during taxiing to Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). The aircraft failed to stop and collided with a parked Boeing 727 (9L-LEF). Both aircraft sustained significant damage.
Description
The An-12’s brakes failed as it taxied to the apron at Pointe Noire Airport (PNR). It could not be stopped and ran into a parked Boeing 727 (9L-LEF). Both aircraft sustained considerable damage.
Primary Cause
Brake failure during taxiing.Brake failure during taxiing.Share on:
