Narrative:
The aircraft touched down 2 m short of the runway. The undercarriage struck a drainage ditch and collapsed. The aircraft continued onto the runway, veered right off the side of the runway an crossed a road, striking a bus with its right wing. The short and narrow runway at M'Banza forces B727 pilots to touch down as soon after the threshold as possible.
» Scramble 181
accident date: 27-04-1994
type: Boeing 727-44F
registration: N188CL
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 April 1994 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-44F |
| Operator: | Transafrik |
| Registration: | S9-TAN |
| MSN: | 18893/157 |
| First flight: | 1965-06-25 (28 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | M'Banza Congo Airport (SSY) ( Angola)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport (LAD/FNLU), Angola |
| M'Banza Congo Airport (SSY/FNBC), Angola |
The aircraft touched down 2 m short of the runway. The undercarriage struck a drainage ditch and collapsed. The aircraft continued onto the runway, veered right off the side of the runway an crossed a road, striking a bus with its right wing. The short and narrow runway at M'Banza forces B727 pilots to touch down as soon after the threshold as possible.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight International 18-24 January 95» Scramble 181
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accident date: 27-04-1994
type: Boeing 727-44F
registration: N188CL
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 Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to M'Banza Congo Airport as the crow flies is 308 km (192 miles).
Distance from Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Airport to M'Banza Congo Airport as the crow flies is 308 km (192 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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