Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 28 October 2012
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 1900D
Owner/operator: Rpublique du Tchad
Registration Number: TT-ABB
Location: Bir Kalait –
ÿ Chad
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Undercarriage and propeller bladesUndercarriage and propeller blades
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 1900D passenger plane operated by the Chad Government experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Bir Kalait, Chad. The aircraft misssed the runway during landing, resulting in significant damage to the undercarriage and propeller blades, leading to fuselage damage. All occupants survived the incident.A Beechcraft 1900D passenger plane operated by the Chad Government experienced a catastrophic landing accident at Bir Kalait, Chad. The aircraft misssed the runway during landing, resulting in significant damage to the undercarriage and propeller blades, leading to fuselage damage. All occupants survived the incident.
Description
A Beechcraft 1900D passenger plane, operated by the Chad Government, sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Bir Kalait, Chad. The airplane “missed the runway on landing” according to a statement by the Chad Government. The undercarriage collapsed and all propeller blades separated, damaging the side of the fuselage. Chad’s President Idriss Deby and all other occupants survived the accident.
Source of Information
http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm, http://www.presidencetchad.org/affichage_news.php?id=443&titre=%20Lire%20communiqu%E9http://www.jacdec.de/news/news.htm, http://www.presidencetchad.org/affichage_news.php?id=443&titre=%20Lire%20communiqu%E9Primary Cause
Landing conditions and inadequate runway surface conditions likely contributed to the aircraft’s failure to land safely.Landing conditions and inadequate runway surface conditions likely contributed to the aircraft’s failure to land safely.Share on:
