Narrative:
While accelerating during takeoff at Lankein, a cow wondered onto the active runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff but the airplane overran runway 19.
Runway excursion
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 14 September 2003 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP |
| Operator: | ACS Ltd. |
| Registration: | 9XR-AL |
| MSN: | 810623 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lankein ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lankein Airstrip, South Sudan |
| Lokichoggio Airport (LKG/HKLK), Kenya |
While accelerating during takeoff at Lankein, a cow wondered onto the active runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff but the airplane overran runway 19.
Classification:
Rejected takeoffRunway excursion
Sources:
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