ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324224
Date: | Saturday 12 April 1997 |
Time: | 13:50 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 |
Owner/operator: | Ghana Airways |
Registration: | 9G-ACM |
MSN: | 47755/878 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 104 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Abidjan Airport (ABJ) -
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) |
Destination airport: | Abidjan Airport |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft first attempt to land at runway 21 was abandoned due to heavy rainfall and poor visibility. The second ILS approach was continued and the DC-9 touched down some 900 m down the wet runway. The aircraft began to veer to the left and ran off the side at 1800 m down the runway. The undercarriage collapsed.
Wind was 110deg. at 17 knots, gusting to 25kts.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep
Scramble 217
Location
Images:
photo (c) Ralph Kunadt
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Las Palmas-Airport De Gran Canaria (LPA); 22 March 1989
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