Narrative:
The Antonov was landing at the Lima-25 airstrip in southern Sudan when a crowd of some 300 local residents ran out onto the runway. The captain groundlooped the aircraft to the right to avoid crashing into them. The aircraft collided with obstacles as a result.
» ICAO Adrep
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 2000 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32B |
| Operator: | Aviatrans-K Airlines |
| Registration: | UR-48054 |
| MSN: | 2804 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2799 |
| Cycles: | 1985 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lima-25 airstrip ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Lima-25 airstrip, South Sudan |
The Antonov was landing at the Lima-25 airstrip in southern Sudan when a crowd of some 300 local residents ran out onto the runway. The captain groundlooped the aircraft to the right to avoid crashing into them. The aircraft collided with obstacles as a result.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
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