Narrative:
A Freedom Airline Fokker 50 sustained substantial damage in an accident on the apron at Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Somalia.
The no.2 propeller impacted a ground power unit, causing the separation of three propeller blades and damage to the remaining three blades. Shrapnel penetrated the fuselage above the windows.
Note: Registration is unconfirmed. The airline is reportedly operating two Fokker 50 aircraft (5Y-FAI and 5Y-FAS); 5Y-FAS was tracked on Flightradar24 after the accident.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2022 |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Operator: | Freedom Airline |
| Registration: | 5Y-FAI |
| MSN: | 20282 |
| First flight: | 1993-04-21 (29 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) ( Somalia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A Freedom Airline Fokker 50 sustained substantial damage in an accident on the apron at Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Somalia.
The no.2 propeller impacted a ground power unit, causing the separation of three propeller blades and damage to the remaining three blades. Shrapnel penetrated the fuselage above the windows.
Note: Registration is unconfirmed. The airline is reportedly operating two Fokker 50 aircraft (5Y-FAI and 5Y-FAS); 5Y-FAS was tracked on Flightradar24 after the accident.
Classification:
Collision with airport equipmentDamaged on the ground
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