Date: | Monday 23 October 2006 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Owner/operator: | United Nations - UN |
Registration: | 5Y-NPD |
MSN: | 208B0369 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 100 km N of Juba -
South Sudan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Lokichoggio Airport (LKG/HKLK) |
Destination airport: | Bunagok Airstrip |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The aircraft was on a flight from Lokichoggio Airport in Kenya to Bunagok in South Sudan. Approximately 1.5 hours into the flight, the engine started leaking oil which spilled onto the windscreen of the aircraft, impairing the pilots vision. There was smoke in the cockpit and the pilot declared an emergency. The pilot broadcast their position and then prepared for an emergency landing. The aircraft made a successful emergency landing in an open field nearby. After ascertaining that there would be no fire, the pilot radioed his company from the aircraft and help was sent to evacuate them. They were airlifted by helicopter at about 09:40 hrs. A strip investigation in an overhaul shop did not reveal any significant failure to the engine.
Sources:
United Nations Sudan Bulletin 25 Oct 2006
Accident Prevention Bulletin 2006 / Kenya Ministry of Transport Department of Air Accident Investigation
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