Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 December 1996
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-55F
Owner/operator: MK Airlines
Registration Number: 9G-MKD
Location: Port Harcourt Airport (PHC) –
ÿ Nigeria
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: DC-8 freighterDC-8 freighter
Category: Accident
A DC-8 freighter struck trees during a VOR approach to Port Harcourt runway 21. The aircraft initiated a go-around, but failed to respond as expected, leading the pilot to continue landing. The aircraft touched down 250 meters short of the runway, impacting approach lights and running onto the runway, ultimately veering off the left side.A DC-8 freighter struck trees during a VOR approach to Port Harcourt runway 21. The aircraft initiated a go-around, but failed to respond as expected, leading the pilot to continue landing. The aircraft touched down 250 meters short of the runway, impacting approach lights and running onto the runway, ultimately veering off the left side.
Description
The MK Airlines freighter struck trees during a VOR approach to Port Harcourt runway 21. A go-around was commenced, but when the DC-8 didn’t respond as expected, the pilot decided to continue to land. The aircraft touched down 250 m short of the runway, hit some approach lights, ran onto the runway and then veered off the left side of the runway. CAUSE: A highly unstabilised approach that resulted in a touch down half a mile from the runway threshold.
Primary Cause
Highly unstable approach conditions resulted in a touch-down half a mile from the runway threshold.Highly unstable approach conditions resulted in a touch-down half a mile from the runway threshold.Share on:
