Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 3 June 2017
Aircraft Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 600
Owner/operator: Safari Express Airways, opf UN World Food Programme
Registration Number: 5Y-FMM
Location: Garbaharey Airport (GBM) – ÿ Somalia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right Hand Main Landing GearRight Hand Main Landing Gear
Category: Accident
A Fokker F-27 cargo plane carrying humanitarian supplies crashed at Garbaharey Airport in Somalia following a landing accident. A collision with a 2-meter high obstacle during short final approach resulted in a runway excursion and wing contact with the ground, leading to fuel spillage and fire. The propeller blades contacted the ground, causing rearward bends, and the aircraft sustained significant damage to the starboard engine blades.A Fokker F-27 cargo plane carrying humanitarian supplies crashed at Garbaharey Airport in Somalia following a landing accident. A collision with a 2-meter high obstacle during short final approach resulted in a runway excursion and wing contact with the ground, leading to fuel spillage and fire. The propeller blades contacted the ground, causing rearward bends, and the aircraft sustained significant damage to the starboard engine blades.

Description

A Fokker F-27 cargo plane carrying nutrients and other humanitarian supplies sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Garbaharey Airport in Somalia. On touch down, the right hand main landing gear collapsed resulting from a collision with an obstacle of approximately 2 meter high on short final approach. The aircraft subsequently had a runway excursion to the starboard side. A segment of the right hand wing contacted the ground and was severed off from the rest of the wing with ensuing fuel spillage and fire. All the four propeller blades of the starboard engine contacted the ground surface and suffered rearwards bends. The fire was however contained before spreading further. The aircraft was operated by Safari Express Airways on behalf of the UN World Food Programme, according to the AAID Kenya. Initially the aircraft was reported to have been owned by the Aero-Pioneer Group.

Source of Information

http://baydhabo.com/2017/06/03/a-cargo-plane-carrying-food-aid-crashes-in-garbaharey/, https://wolfganghthome.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/narrow-escape-for-crew-of-unwfp-fokker-27/http://baydhabo.com/2017/06/03/a-cargo-plane-carrying-food-aid-crashes-in-garbaharey/, https://wolfganghthome.wordpress.com/2017/06/04/narrow-escape-for-crew-of-unwfp-fokker-27/

Primary Cause

Collision with an obstacle during short final approach.Collision with an obstacle during short final approach.

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