Incident Overview
Date: Friday 30 September 1966
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24V
Owner/operator: United Arab Airlines – UAA
Registration Number: SU-AOM
Location: Cairo International Airport (CAI) –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Right gear legRight gear leg
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft experienced a near-miss incident when a camel entered the runway at Luxor. The pilot deviated to lift off, resulting in damage to the right gear leg due to a collision with the camel. The crew subsequently landed on a sand strip adjacent to runway 34.An Antonov aircraft experienced a near-miss incident when a camel entered the runway at Luxor. The pilot deviated to lift off, resulting in damage to the right gear leg due to a collision with the camel. The crew subsequently landed on a sand strip adjacent to runway 34.
Description
The Antonov was rolling for takeoff on runway 20 at Luxor when a camel entered the runway. The pilot-in-command deviated slightly to the right and tried to lift off as soon as he could. The right undercarriage leg however struck the camel. As a result, the right gear leg couldn’t be retracted. The crew decided to continue to their destination Cairo, where a wheels-up landing was carried out on a sand strip next to runway 34. PROBABLE CAUSE: “Collision of the aircraft with a camel which entered the runway during take-off because neither the pilot-in-command nor the tower controller noticed the camel in proper time. In addition, attempts of the pilot-in-command to avoid the collision after he first saw the camel were unsuccessful.”
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Collision of the aircraft with a camel which entered the runway during take-off due to insufficient time to notice the camel.Collision of the aircraft with a camel which entered the runway during take-off due to insufficient time to notice the camel.Share on:
