Incident Overview

Date: Monday 17 February 2014
Aircraft Type: British Aerospace BAe-748-371 Srs. 2B LFD
Owner/operator: IOM, lsf Global Airlift
Registration Number: 5Y-HAJ
Location: Rubkona Airport – ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft WingAircraft Wing
Category: Accident
A BAe-748 cargo plane crashed at Rubkona Airport, South Sudan, resulting in the deaths of one crew member and serious injuries to three others. The incident began with a wing impact at the airport, leading to fuel loss and damage to the aircraft. Subsequently, the plane scraped white vehicles containing luggage, causing them to ignite and explode. The impact caused the plane to halt, with a wing and an engine remaining aflame.A BAe-748 cargo plane crashed at Rubkona Airport, South Sudan, resulting in the deaths of one crew member and serious injuries to three others. The incident began with a wing impact at the airport, leading to fuel loss and damage to the aircraft. Subsequently, the plane scraped white vehicles containing luggage, causing them to ignite and explode. The impact caused the plane to halt, with a wing and an engine remaining aflame.

Description

A BAe-748 cargo plane delivering humanitarian aid to South Sudan crash-landed at Rubkona Airport, killing one crew member and seriously injuring three others. The airplane was chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) from 748 Air Services, that in turn chartered the plane from Global Airlift. The wing of the aircraft hit one of the gate posts at the airport. This fractured the wing and lead to a loss of fuel. The plane then scraped the tops of white vehicles that contained passengers’ luggage. The impact with the cars caused the cars to ignite, as well as the plane. When it came to a halt one wing and an engine were still aflame. In a subsequent court case, it was revealed that the captain of the flight had bought seven bottles of beer and a bottle of gin in the night before the accident. It was argued that he was likely still experiencing the effects of alcohol consumption during the flight.

Source of Information

http://www.radiomiraya.org/news-202/south-sudan/12992-humanitarian-cargo-plane-crash-lands-in-unity-state.html#gsc.tab=0, http://gazette.com/20-s-sudan-soldiers-charged-for-killing-civilians/article/feed/90846#tsC55bDqIlqo4R6U.99, http://unmiss.unmissions.org/, https://nation.africa/kenya/business/how-tipsy-pilot-and-fallen-insurer-dealt-global-airlift-airline-millions-in-double-losses-4267238http://www.radiomiraya.org/news-202/south-sudan/12992-humanitarian-cargo-plane-crash-lands-in-unity-state.html#gsc.tab=0, http://gazette.com/20-s-sudan-soldiers-charged-for-killing-civilians/article/feed/90846#tsC55bDqIlqo4R6U.99, http://unmiss.unmissions.org/, https://nation.africa/kenya/business/how-tipsy-pilot-and-fallen-insurer-dealt-global-airlift-airline-millions-in-double-losses-4267238

Primary Cause

Wing impact and subsequent fuel loss/damage caused by the crash.Wing impact and subsequent fuel loss/damage caused by the crash.

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