Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Monday 16 June 2003 |
Time: | 06:30 |
Type: | Fokker 50 |
Operator: | Mid Airlines |
Registration: | ST-ARA |
MSN: | 20154 |
First flight: | 1989 |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 42 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Adar Yel ( South Sudan)
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Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
Destination airport: | Adar Yel Airstrip (HSAD), South Sudan |
Narrative:The Fokker 50 veered off the gravel runway on landing at the Adar Yel oilfields after encountering a flock of birds. One propeller struck the runway shoulder and separated, puncturing fuselage and injuring three passengers.
Classification:
Bird strike
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Airnieuws 404
» Aviation Letter 443
» ICAO Adrep
Photos
accident date:
16-06-2003type: Fokker 50
registration: OY-MMV
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.