Narrative:
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET212 from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa hit five pigs on the runway during takeoff. The flight crew aborted the takeoff but the aircraft suffered a runway excursion.
Runway excursion
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 24 October 2016 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-ANY |
| MSN: | 4334 |
| First flight: | 2010 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 80 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport (DIR) ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport (DIR/HADR), Ethiopia |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia | |
| Flightnumber: | ET212 |
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET212 from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa hit five pigs on the runway during takeoff. The flight crew aborted the takeoff but the aircraft suffered a runway excursion.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Ethiopian AirlinesPhotos
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 Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 341 km (213 miles).
Distance from Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 341 km (213 miles).
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