Incident Overview

Description
A Let L-410 crashed near Souguta, Kindia, Guinea, killing all four crew members. The flight departed Conakry at 10:01 hours and was expected to arrive at Lro at 11:41. At 10:11 the flight reported reaching an altitude of 3500 feet and subsequently switched from the Conakry controller to the Roberts FIR controller. At 10:14 the Roberts FIR controller instructed the flight to maintain 3000 feet. The aircraft encountered poor visibility conditions until it impacted a tree covered hillside at an elevation of 2626 feet. Probable causes : – Environmental factors (reduced visibility and low cloud ceiling); – Mountainous terrain; – Contradiction in traffic coordination between Conakry Tower and Roberts FIR controllers; – Crew obstinacy in dealing with bad weather at low altitude. Contributing factors: – Lack of knowledge of the prevailing weather en route due to the flight crew’s failure to retrieve the weather file; – Poor decision making by the captain with regard to the prevailing weather; – Low level of visual flight in poor weather at low altitude.
Source of Information
http://guineematin.com/a-la-une/crash-dun-avion-a-sougueta-il-partait-faire-le-depot-du-kerosene-a-lero-smd/, http://www.africaguinee.com/articles/2018/06/24/urgent-crash-d-avion-signale-kindia-plusieurs-victimes, http://www.guineetime.com/compagnie-eagle-air-victime-de-crash-guinee-officiel/http://guineematin.com/a-la-une/crash-dun-avion-a-sougueta-il-partait-faire-le-depot-du-kerosene-a-lero-smd/, http://www.africaguinee.com/articles/2018/06/24/urgent-crash-d-avion-signale-kindia-plusieurs-victimes, http://www.guineetime.com/compagnie-eagle-air-victime-de-crash-guinee-officiel/Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions and conflicting controller communication.Poor weather conditions and conflicting controller communication.Share on: