ASN Aircraft accident Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1 5Y-SFE Lokichoggio Airport (LKG)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Friday 10 June 2005
Time:13:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic A748 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1
Operator:748 Air Services
Registration: 5Y-SFE
MSN: 599/6
First flight: 1966
Total airframe hrs:14439
Engines: 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 201
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lokichoggio Airport (LKG) (   Kenya)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Natinga Airport, South Sudan
Destination airport:Lokichoggio Airport (LKG/HKLK), Kenya
Narrative:
A 748 Air Services Hawker Siddeley Andover aircraft departed Lokichoggio Airport (LKG) at 08:40 hours for Boma, Southern Sudan. After Boma, the aircraft landed at Torit (HSTR) then Natinga, all in Southern Sudan, before proceeding back to Lokichoggio. The aircraft joined long final from the west of the airfield and was given instructions to land on runway 09. As soon as the aircraft touched down, the propellers struck the runway surface for some distance then the aircraft veered off the centerline to the left and came to a stop. The captain, the first officer and the loadmaster evacuated themselves. They were not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, blocking Lokichoggio's single 1800-metre runway 09/27.
Three other light aircraft, a Dornier 228, an Antonov 28 and a Cessna 208, landed safely at the airfield on runway 27 after the HS-748 accident. Two Antonov 12 aircraft inbound to Lokichoggio from Torit, Southern Sudan, diverted to Juba upon getting information of the runway obstruction.
Transafrik Hercules S9-BAS, flying for the United Nations World Food Programme, contacted Lokichoggio Tower at 14:30 hours. The aircraft was returning from a food air drop at Motot, Southern Sudan. The pilot was advised to divert to Eldoret International Airport but he opted to land at Lokichoggio. The Tower cleared the Hercules to land on runway 27 at the pilot’s discretion. The aircraft made a very heavy landing short of the runway and the top centre fuselage broke. The aircraft came to a stop about one kilometre from the touchdown point. Shortly before coming to a halt, the aircraft impacted the HS 748 with its right wing tip. The captain, the first officer, the flight engineer and the two loadmasters evacuated themselves safely.

Probable Cause:

The probable cause of the HS 748 accident was the failure to complete the landing checklist by the crew. Failure in cockpit monitoring and cross checking and misinterpretation of the landing gear up warning were contributory factors.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: MoT Kenya
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Gear-up landing
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Accident Prevention Bulletin 2004/2005 / Kenya Ministry of Transport Department of Air Accident Investigation


Photos

photo of HS-780-Andover-C-1-3C-JJX
accident date: 10-06-2005
type: Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1
registration: 3C-JJX
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Natinga Airport to Lokichoggio Airport as the crow flies is 40 km (25 miles).

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.
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