Narrative:
The pilot had to perform a forced landing shortly after take off from Maridi, Sudan, when it suffered engine failure. The airplane landed back on the runway before eventually coming to a stop off the end of the landing strip. Reports indicate that the wing struck a tree during the forced landing.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 2009 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operator: | Air Serv Limited |
| Registration: | 5X-ASI |
| MSN: | 20800156 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14616 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Maridi Airport ( South Sudan)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Maridi Airport (HSMD), South Sudan |
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The pilot had to perform a forced landing shortly after take off from Maridi, Sudan, when it suffered engine failure. The airplane landed back on the runway before eventually coming to a stop off the end of the landing strip. Reports indicate that the wing struck a tree during the forced landing.
Sources:
» Cessna 208 Caravan landed safely despite engine failure in southern Sudan (ASL, 5-3-2009)Photos
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