Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 February 2022
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: South Sudanese Air Force
Registration Number: SP-402
Location: Agok Airstrip –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Left hand wingLeft hand wing
Category: Accident
An Antonov An-26 aircraft carrying examination papers from Juba to Rubkona, Ajongthok, and Agok suffered a severed wing during landing at Agok Airstrip due to a pothole. Five crew members, five teachers, and two security personnel were on board.An Antonov An-26 aircraft carrying examination papers from Juba to Rubkona, Ajongthok, and Agok suffered a severed wing during landing at Agok Airstrip due to a pothole. Five crew members, five teachers, and two security personnel were on board.
Description
A South Sudan Air Force Antonov An-26 suffered a severed wing during landing at Agok Airstrip, South Sudan. The aircraft was delivering examination papers from Juba to Rubkona, Ajongthok and Agok. On board were five crew members, five teachers and two security personnel. Preliminary information suggests the aircraft hit a pothole on landing, causing the left hand wing to snap off, outboard of the no.1 engine.
Source of Information
https://eyeradio.org/plane-carrying-exams-papers-crash-lands-in-abyei/https://eyeradio.org/plane-carrying-exams-papers-crash-lands-in-abyei/Primary Cause
Pothole on landing caused a wing snap off.Pothole on landing caused a wing snap off.Share on:
