Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 October 1995
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-AIO
Location: Bole –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: WindshieldWindshield
Category: Accident
A Twin Otter aircraft, en route from Dessie to Bole, experienced a sudden and severe collision with a large white-backed vulture during descent. The windshield failure and subsequent emergency descent resulted in a forced landing approximately 300 meters south of the runway. The aircraft subsequently ground-looped.A Twin Otter aircraft, en route from Dessie to Bole, experienced a sudden and severe collision with a large white-backed vulture during descent. The windshield failure and subsequent emergency descent resulted in a forced landing approximately 300 meters south of the runway. The aircraft subsequently ground-looped.
Description
When descending into Addis Ababa, Flight ET 173 from Dessie collided with a large bird (white backed vulture – 6 kg). The windshields failed and the Twin Otter made an emergency descend into Bole. When making forced landing 300 m South of the runway, the aircraft fell into a depression and ground looped.
Primary Cause
Windshear conditions and potential bird collision during descent.Windshear conditions and potential bird collision during descent.Share on:
