ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87031
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| Date: | Sunday 5 December 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 42-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Botswana |
| Registration: | A2-ABN |
| MSN: | 507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Francistown Airport -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | FBFT (Francistown) |
| FBSK (Sir Seretse Khama International Airport) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Botswana Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500, registration A2-ABN performing flight BP-47 from Francistown to Gaborone with 35 passengers,commanded by Captain Ellitson (30), rejected takeoff at high speed close to V1 after the nose gear struck a warthog that was crossing the runway at that very moment. The airplane came to a stop on the runway, no injuries occurred, the airplane however received substantial damage to the nose gear. A replacement aircraft reached Gaborone after a delay of 5.5 hours.
Sources:
1. Accident: Air Botswana AT42 on Dec 5th 2010, rejected takeoff after warthog strike
Images:
Francistown Apron after Aircraft was parked (aviator267)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2010 15:50 | Topaz | Added |
| 29-Dec-2010 02:20 | Topaz | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2011 13:46 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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