Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 July 2022
Aircraft Type: Fokker 50
Owner/operator: Icon Aviation
Registration Number: 5Y-JSN
Location: Rubkona Airport –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Left-hand main gearLeft-hand main gear
Category: Accident
A Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a runway excursion at Rubkona in South Sudan, resulting in a tire blowout and subsequent swerving off the runway. Three crew members survived. The aircraft carried food supplies to the United Nations staff near Rubkona. An engineer reported a tire failure during landing, leading to the aircraft?s swerve and collapse of the left-hand main gear.A Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a runway excursion at Rubkona in South Sudan, resulting in a tire blowout and subsequent swerving off the runway. Three crew members survived. The aircraft carried food supplies to the United Nations staff near Rubkona. An engineer reported a tire failure during landing, leading to the aircraft?s swerve and collapse of the left-hand main gear.
Description
A Fokker 50 suffered a runway excursion at Rubkona in South Sudan The three crew members survived. The aircraft was carrying food items from Juba to the United Nations staff stationed near Rubkona. The engineer reported that a tire blew during landing, causing the aircraft to swerve off the side of the runway. Photos from the accident show that the left-hand main gear had collapsed. Damage is visible on the left-hand wing tip, nose and cockpit.
Source of Information
https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/pilots-survive-cargo-plane-crash-at-rubkona-airstrip, https://www.eyeradio.org/cause-of-rubkona-plane-crash-known-to-be-deflated-rear-tyre/https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/pilots-survive-cargo-plane-crash-at-rubkona-airstrip, https://www.eyeradio.org/cause-of-rubkona-plane-crash-known-to-be-deflated-rear-tyre/Primary Cause
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