Narrative:
An IRS Airlines Fokker F100, operating on a post C-check ferry flight from Bratislava sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in the Ganla area in Niger.
The two pilots onboard survived.
Preliminary information reported by Nigerian media say the crew lost radio contact with Kano after encountering a sand storm. A forced landing was carried out after the plane ran out of fuel. The airplane's right hand main landing gear and nose gear collapsed during the landing.
» Leadership Newspaper
accident date: 10-05-2014
type: Fokker 100
registration: SE-DUU
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 10 May 2014 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Operator: | IRS Airlines |
| Registration: | 5N-SIK |
| MSN: | 11286 |
| First flight: | 1989-12-14 (24 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Tay 650-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ganla ( Niger)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bratislava-Ivanka Airport (BTS/LZIB), Slovakia |
| Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria |
An IRS Airlines Fokker F100, operating on a post C-check ferry flight from Bratislava sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in the Ganla area in Niger.
The two pilots onboard survived.
Preliminary information reported by Nigerian media say the crew lost radio contact with Kano after encountering a sand storm. A forced landing was carried out after the plane ran out of fuel. The airplane's right hand main landing gear and nose gear collapsed during the landing.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Daily Post Nigeria» Leadership Newspaper
Photos
accident date: 10-05-2014
type: Fokker 100
registration: SE-DUU
Video, social media
Remains of 5N-SIK. pic.twitter.com/ObjeLK7pY3
— JamyL MD Abubakar (@PilotJamboy) May 11, 2014Full package. 7hrs flight to #Nigeria.... I love this plane smells new and looks good too. IRS Airlines is #BACK pic.twitter.com/z8s2MQllFi
— JamyL MD Abubakar (@PilotJamboy) May 8, 2014Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 DEC 1989 | PH-EZU | Fokker | first flight |
| 14 DEC 1989 | PH-EZU | Fokker | first flight |
| 20 DEC 1989 | N856US | USAir | delivered |
| 20 DEC 1989 | N856US | US Airways | airline renamed |
| 28 MAY 1990 | N856US | US Airways | Left outboard wheel departed aircraft while taxiing to gate at Pittsburgh Airport |
| 09 MAR 1991 | N856US | US Airways | Left lavatory smoke detector went off. Declared emergency and returned to Pittsburgh; left lavatory water heater overheated. |
| 09 OCT 2001 | N856US | US Airways | stored at Mojave |
| 26 AUG 2003 | G-FMAH | Aravco | registered |
| 15 AUG 2007 | SE-DUU | Skyways | |
| 02 JUN 2009 | SE-DUU | MCA Airlines | |
| 13 SEP 2009 | SE-DUU | Petro Air | |
| 16 JUL 2010 | 5N-SIK | IRS Airlines |
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 Bratislava-Ivanka Airport to Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport as the crow flies is 4067 km (2542 miles).
Distance from Bratislava-Ivanka Airport to Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport as the crow flies is 4067 km (2542 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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