Narrative:
After a flight from Cairo and Khartoum, the aircraft was inbound at 04:14. On final approach the aircraft broke through clouds at approx. 150 feet, but was 200-300 feet to the right of runway 32. The Comet banked left, made some shallow turns and made a higher than normal landing flare half way down the runway. This caused the aircraft to stall; the left wing and pod fuel tank struck the runway and the Comet crashed.
CAUSE: Attempted landing from unfavorable position, brought about by the fact that the pilot had descended below weather minima before being able to establish visual ground contact.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 14 January 1970 |
| Time: | 04:18 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C |
| Operator: | United Arab Airlines - UAA |
| Registration: | SU-ANI |
| MSN: | 6475 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD) ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
| Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia | |
| Flightnumber: | 755 |
After a flight from Cairo and Khartoum, the aircraft was inbound at 04:14. On final approach the aircraft broke through clouds at approx. 150 feet, but was 200-300 feet to the right of runway 32. The Comet banked left, made some shallow turns and made a higher than normal landing flare half way down the runway. This caused the aircraft to stall; the left wing and pod fuel tank struck the runway and the Comet crashed.
Probable Cause:
CAUSE: Attempted landing from unfavorable position, brought about by the fact that the pilot had descended below weather minima before being able to establish visual ground contact.
Classification:
Loss of control
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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 Khartoum-Civil Airport to Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport as the crow flies is 995 km (622 miles).
Distance from Khartoum-Civil Airport to Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport as the crow flies is 995 km (622 miles).
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