Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 10 November 2011
Aircraft Type: Fokker 50
Owner/operator: Blue Bird Aviation
Registration Number: 5Y-VVK
Location: Guri’el Airstrip –
ÿ Somalia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Main gears of the aircraft.Main gears of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control after landing, resulting in a high-speed collision with terrain. The aircraft’s main gears collapsed, causing significant damage to the nose and left hand. Passengers were unharmed.A Fokker 50 aircraft experienced a sudden loss of control after landing, resulting in a high-speed collision with terrain. The aircraft’s main gears collapsed, causing significant damage to the nose and left hand. Passengers were unharmed.
Description
Shortly after landing, the Fokker 50 aircraft overran the runway at high speed, coming to a rest on rough terrain. The nose and left hand main gears collapsed, and the nose sustained substantial damage. The occupants, who were transporting a cargo a khat, were uninjured.
Source of Information
http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/74/747647_kenya-mali-somalia-plane-transporting-khat-crashes-in.html, http://www.dhacdo.com/main/news.php?readmore=8187, http://www.bar-kulan.com/2011/11/10/plane-crashes-in-central-somalia/http://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/74/747647_kenya-mali-somalia-plane-transporting-khat-crashes-in.html, http://www.dhacdo.com/main/news.php?readmore=8187, http://www.bar-kulan.com/2011/11/10/plane-crashes-in-central-somalia/Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden deceleration and loss of control during landing.Loss of control due to a sudden deceleration and loss of control during landing.Share on:
