Narrative:
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan sustained substantial damage after colliding with a cow on takeoff from Pieri Airstrip in South Sudan.
The nose section was crushed and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The aircraft, 5Y-BOP, had been involved in a wildlife strike incident seven years earlier when it hit an antelope on landing.
Runway excursion (veer-off)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2018 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Bush Air Safaris |
| Registration: | 5Y-BOP |
| MSN: | 208B0642 |
| First flight: | 1997 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pieri Airstrip ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pieri Airstrip, South Sudan |
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A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan sustained substantial damage after colliding with a cow on takeoff from Pieri Airstrip in South Sudan.
The nose section was crushed and the nose landing gear collapsed.
The aircraft, 5Y-BOP, had been involved in a wildlife strike incident seven years earlier when it hit an antelope on landing.
Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
Sources:
» 5Y-BOP incident 8 Sept. 2011; hit antelope on landingPhotos
Video, social media
@CAA_Kenya @Ma3Route@BenjiNdolo @MahanRajesh@jaymzn @speakkam @KenyanAviation@flightradar24
— Jackie (@Jackie_Arkle) 28 augustus 2018
Aircraft reg no 5Y-BOP caravan. Crew escaped unhurt but aircraft extensively damaged. Aircraft was taking off and hit a cow that emerged on the runway. pic.twitter.com/b6oNdk9Rjt
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