Last updated: 18 April 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2014 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) |
| Operator: | Precision Air |
| Registration: | 5H-PWA |
| C/n / msn: | 780 |
| First flight: | 2008 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) ( Tanzania)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW), Tanzania |
| Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR/HTDA), Tanzania | |
| Flightnumber: | PW415 |
During normal cruise halfway en-route Mwanza to Dar es Salaam, the aircraft experienced a seizure of the no. 2 PW127M engine. The captain diverted to Kilimanjaro Airport reporting technical problem as the cause of diversion. The aircraft touched down normally, however after selecting ground idle (as per the Captain's explanation), the aircraft veered to the left side and exited the runway hitting one of the runway edge lights and proceeded to roll on the grass field parallel to runway 09 for approximately 180 m before subsequently regaining the runway.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» BEAPhotos
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 Mwanza Airport to Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 miles).
Distance from Mwanza Airport to Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport as the crow flies is 848 km (530 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.
