Incident Overview
Date: Monday 28 April 2008
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: AIM Air
Registration Number: 5Y-SPK
Location: Doro Airstrip –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft WingAircraft Wing
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at a medical mission station in Sudan. The aircraft was unable to safely clear the runway end, resulting in a collision with a tree trunk and subsequent flip onto its back. Four mission personnel were recovered.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing at a medical mission station in Sudan. The aircraft was unable to safely clear the runway end, resulting in a collision with a tree trunk and subsequent flip onto its back. Four mission personnel were recovered.
Description
Plane landed at a medical mission station in Sudan to pick up four mission personnel. On takeoff the aircraft lifted off from a wet and somewhat muddy airstrip, but was not able to safely clear the obstacles at the end of the runway. The left wing of the plane struck the trunk of a tree and the plane went into a ditch and flipped onto its back.
Primary Cause
Runway Obstacle ClearanceRunway Obstacle ClearanceShare on:
