Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 January 1996
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-125-700B
Owner/operator: Nigerian Government
Registration Number: 5N-AXO
Location: 7,3 km from Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the altimeter).Aircraft control system (specifically, the altimeter).
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a short-field landing during a nighttime approach due to an uncontrolled flight into terrain caused by inadequate altimeter monitoring.A small aircraft experienced a short-field landing during a nighttime approach due to an uncontrolled flight into terrain caused by inadequate altimeter monitoring.
Description
The aircraft crashed short of the runway during a night-time approach. CAUSE: A controlled flight into terrain caused by the failure to monitor the altimeters of the aircraft in a visual darkness.
Primary Cause
Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) caused by insufficient altimeter monitoring.Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) caused by insufficient altimeter monitoring.Share on:
