Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 February 1999
Aircraft Type: Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover CC.2
Owner/operator: 748 Air Services
Registration Number: 9L-LBG
Location: Foxtrot Airstrip –
ÿ South Sudan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft malfunctioned during landing, resulting in it overrunning down through tree stumps on a narrow runway. The aircraft was carrying freight for SPLA troops in the Nuba Mountains.An aircraft malfunctioned during landing, resulting in it overrunning down through tree stumps on a narrow runway. The aircraft was carrying freight for SPLA troops in the Nuba Mountains.
Description
The aircraft landed hot and downwind. It failed to stop on the runway and overran down through some tree stumps. The airstrip is located roughly 100nm NNW of Malakal. The aircraft carried freight for the SPLA troops in the Nuba mountains.
Primary Cause
Aircraft malfunction during landing leading to uncontrolled descent and impact.Aircraft malfunction during landing leading to uncontrolled descent and impact.Share on:
