Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 August 2013
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26B-100
Owner/operator: Transom Airways, lsf South Airlines
Registration Number: EK-26818
Location: Guri’el Airstrip –
ÿ Somalia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Nose GearNose Gear
Category: Accident
An Antonov 26 passenger plane crashed at Guri’el Airstrip, Somalia, resulting in injuries to the governor and damage to the aircraft. The plane landed half-way down the airstrip, sustaining significant damage including nose gear damage and penetration into the fuselage.An Antonov 26 passenger plane crashed at Guri’el Airstrip, Somalia, resulting in injuries to the governor and damage to the aircraft. The plane landed half-way down the airstrip, sustaining significant damage including nose gear damage and penetration into the fuselage.
Description
An Antonov 26 passenger plane was damaged in a landing accident at Guri’el Airstrip, Somalia. The airplane landed half way down the unpaved airstrip and ran into a large rock. The nose gear was severed and penetrated the fuselage, injuring a crew member. The airplane was carrying newly appointed governor of the Galgadud region, Hussein Ali Wehliye. At the time of the accident the aircraft was not airworthy. The Certificate of Airworthiness had expired on 31 May 2012 and the aircraft had been removed from the Armenian aircraft register on 26 October 2012.
Primary Cause
Expired Certificate of Airworthiness and Removal from Aircraft Register.Expired Certificate of Airworthiness and Removal from Aircraft Register.Share on:
