Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 18 November 1997
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F
Owner/operator: Cougar Cargo
Registration Number: EL-WVD
Location: Mwanza Airport (MWZ) –
ÿ Tanzania
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft ? DC-8 cargo plane, Main Gears, Number 3 EngineAircraft ? DC-8 cargo plane, Main Gears, Number 3 Engine
Category: Accident
A DC-8 cargo plane crashed on landing at night, resulting in significant damage and fire. The pilot lacked required training and the aircraft landed off the runway after multiple missed approaches, causing it to slide sideways onto the runway.A DC-8 cargo plane crashed on landing at night, resulting in significant damage and fire. The pilot lacked required training and the aircraft landed off the runway after multiple missed approaches, causing it to slide sideways onto the runway.
Description
The DC-8 cargo plane was being repositioned from Entebbe to Mwanza to collect 40 tons of frozen fish filets when crashed on landing. Reportedly, the PIC had no type rating on the aircraft because Aeroservice Miami had stopped his training as they were not making any progress. The aircraft landed at night, although Mwanza was a daytime-operations only airport at the time. The airplane touched down on the left of the runway after doing 3 missed approaches. It slid down the grass sideways onto the runway, collapsed both main gears and separated the number 3 engine which came to rest on fire under the forward hold of the aircraft.
Primary Cause
Lack of required training and inadequate pilot proficiency leading to a failed landing.Lack of required training and inadequate pilot proficiency leading to a failed landing.Share on:
