Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 August 1999
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-351C
Owner/operator: Trans Arabian Air Transport – TAAT
Registration Number: ST-ANP
Location: Juba Airport (JUB) –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the control surfaces and aerodynamic stability)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the control surfaces and aerodynamic stability)
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a significant runway excursion due to a strong tailwind. The aircraft overran the runway 31, resulting in damage and potential risk to personnel and infrastructure.A passenger aircraft experienced a significant runway excursion due to a strong tailwind. The aircraft overran the runway 31, resulting in damage and potential risk to personnel and infrastructure.
Description
Landed long and fast with a 9 knots tailwind and overran runway 31 by 150 m.
Primary Cause
Strong tailwind conditions created a significant aerodynamic force, causing the aircraft to accelerate beyond its takeoff speed and overshoot the runway.Strong tailwind conditions created a significant aerodynamic force, causing the aircraft to accelerate beyond its takeoff speed and overshoot the runway.Share on:
