Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 November 2012
Aircraft Type: Fokker 50
Owner/operator: Skyward International Aviation
Registration Number: 5Y-CAN
Location: Aweil Airport –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57
Component Affected: Left hand wing of the Fokker 50 aircraft.Left hand wing of the Fokker 50 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Fokker 50 passenger plane experienced a serious landing accident at Aweil Airport, South Sudan. Seven passengers sustained injuries. The aircraft, chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was flying refugees from Khartoum, Sudan, to Aweil. The aircraft was found off the runway with the left hand wing separated from the fuselage. The plane’s identification is currently unknown. Skyward owns two Fokker 50 aircraft, 5Y-BYE and 5Y-CAN, with 5Y-BYE leased to Kush Air.A Fokker 50 passenger plane experienced a serious landing accident at Aweil Airport, South Sudan. Seven passengers sustained injuries. The aircraft, chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), was flying refugees from Khartoum, Sudan, to Aweil. The aircraft was found off the runway with the left hand wing separated from the fuselage. The plane’s identification is currently unknown. Skyward owns two Fokker 50 aircraft, 5Y-BYE and 5Y-CAN, with 5Y-BYE leased to Kush Air.
Description
A Fokker 50 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Aweil Airport, South Sudan. Some of the 57 passengers on board sustained injuries. The airplane was chartered by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fly refugees from Khartoum, Sudan to Aweil. A photo from the scene of the accident shows the aircraft off the runway with the left hand wing separated from the fuselage. The identity of the plane is not confirmed. Skyward owns two Fokker 50 aircraft, 5Y-BYE and 5Y-CAN of which 5Y-BYE was leased to Kush Air.
Source of Information
http://mirayafm.net/index.php/south-sudan-news/10188-returnee-plane-makes-forced-landing-in-aweil, http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/8420/Plane-Crash-Lands-at-Aweil.aspxhttp://mirayafm.net/index.php/south-sudan-news/10188-returnee-plane-makes-forced-landing-in-aweil, http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleView/mid/519/articleId/8420/Plane-Crash-Lands-at-Aweil.aspxPrimary Cause
Landing accident ? Aircraft separation from the fuselage.Landing accident ? Aircraft separation from the fuselage.Share on:
