Crash of a Fokker 50 in Aweil

Date & Time: Nov 15, 2012 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Fokker 50
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-CAN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Khartoum - Aweil
MSN:
20175
YOM:
1990
Location:
Aweil
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (شمال بحر الغزال)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
53
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Aweil Airport, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft veered off runway to the left, slid on soft ground for few dozen metres before coming to rest in bushes with its left wing torn off. There was no fire. All 57 occupants evacuated safely, only one passenger suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The plane was contracted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of South Sudan to airlift South Sudanese refugees back to Aweil.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Aweil: 20 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 2006 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-26
Operator:
Registration:
7799
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Aweil
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (شمال بحر الغزال)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
After landing at Aweil Airport, both tyres on the nose gear burst. The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with a building, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all 7 crew and 13 passengers (Sudanese soldiers) were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after both tyres on the nose gear burst.

Crash of a Cessna 404 Titan II near Aweil: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1991
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 404 Titan
Operator:
Nile Safaris Aviation
Registration:
ST-AHX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
404-0657
YOM:
1980
Location:
Aweil
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (شمال بحر الغزال)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
While descending to Aweil Airport, the twin engine aircraft went shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in an open field located about 25 km from Aweil. All eight occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface-to-air missile from Sudan People's Liberation Army.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander in Aweil: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1989 at 0905 LT
Type of aircraft:
Britten-Norman Islander
Operator:
Registration:
F-OGSM
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Aweil – Khartoum
MSN:
688
YOM:
1973
Location:
Aweil
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (شمال بحر الغزال)
Country:
South Sudan
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Aweil Airport, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile. Out of control, it crashed 800 meters past the runway end. All four occupants were killed. The aircraft was completing an ambulance flight to Khartoum.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a SAM-7 surface-to-air missile.
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