Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 March 2014
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Yemen Air Force
Registration Number: 1177
Location: near Hadhramaut –
ÿ Yemen
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Propeller tips and fuselagePropeller tips and fuselage
Category: Accident
An Antonov 26 transport plane experienced a gear-up landing accident in a remote desert area of Hadhramaut, Yemen. The aircraft carried supplies to the Masila oilfield and two crew members and four soldiers. Anti-government tribesmen abducted the occupants.An Antonov 26 transport plane experienced a gear-up landing accident in a remote desert area of Hadhramaut, Yemen. The aircraft carried supplies to the Masila oilfield and two crew members and four soldiers. Anti-government tribesmen abducted the occupants.
Description
An Antonov 26 transport plane sustained damage in a landing accident in a remote desert area of Hadhramaut, Yemen. Photographic evidence suggests the airplane carried out a gear-up landing, sustaining damage to the propeller tips and fuselage. The airplane was carrying supplies from Sana’a to Masila oilfield with two crew members and four soldiers on board. Anti-government tribesmen in the area kidnapped the six occupants.
Source of Information
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-army-plane-makes-emergency-landing-crew-abducted-1.1298102, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/yemen/yemen-army-plane-makes-emergency-landing-crew-abducted-1.1298102, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Gear-up landing and subsequent damage to the propeller tips and fuselage.Gear-up landing and subsequent damage to the propeller tips and fuselage.Share on:
