Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 2002
Aircraft Type: Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator: Inter Tropic Airlines (S/L) Ltd
Registration Number: 9L-LBR
Location: Freetown-Hastings Airport (HGS) –
ÿ Sierra Leone
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Right main landing gearRight main landing gear
Category: Accident
A plane attempting a morning flight from Lungi was prevented from landing due to deliberate damage to the runway at Hastings Field. Concrete and steel projectiles were dug into the tarmac.A plane attempting a morning flight from Lungi was prevented from landing due to deliberate damage to the runway at Hastings Field. Concrete and steel projectiles were dug into the tarmac.
Description
The runway at Hastings Field had been sabotaged by rebels overnight with concrete and steel projectiles dug into the tarmac. On an early morning sunrise flight from Lungi, the plane attempted to land and the obstructions tore off the right main landing gear. No passengers were injured.
Source of Information
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Inter-Tropic-Airlines/Embraer-EMB-110P1-Bandeirante/1457738/L/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Inter-Tropic-Airlines/Embraer-EMB-110P1-Bandeirante/1457738/L/Primary Cause
Sabotage by rebels.Sabotage by rebels.Share on:
