ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q Dash 8 6V-AHL Tambacounda Airport (TUD)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Sunday 6 February 2005
Time:00:39
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH8C model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q Dash 8
Operator:Air Sénégal International
Registration: 6V-AHL
MSN: 556
First flight: 2001
Total airframe hrs:8171
Cycles:9626
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 39
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:Tambacounda Airport (TUD) (   Senegal)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR/GOOY), Senegal
Destination airport:Tambacounda Airport (TUD/GOTT), Senegal
Flightnumber:V7214
Narrative:
Air Sénégal International flight 214 departed Dakar-Yoff Airport, Senegal, at 23:41 hours local time on February 5, 2005. The aircraft, a DHC-8-300, operated a domestic service to Tambacounda. After midnight on February 6, the flight was cleared to land on runway 6. The airplane touched down hard and went off the left side of the runway. It ran over a trench, causing the left hand main undercarriage leg to collapse. The airplane came to rest on uneven terrain at the side of the runway.

Probable Cause:

Probable cause of the accident (translated from French):
- Poor weight and balance assessment reported to the Pilot-in-command prior to take-off.
During the flight from Dakar to Tambacounda this was not felt because the autopilot was engaged.
On approach, the autopilot disengaged and induced an alteration of the speed parameters.
To maintain the altitude, the pilot was obliged to increase the power resulting in a speed higher than that recommended, with poor control of the airplane in short final.
- After the runway excursion, the plane's contact with the trenches and sand piles caused by works, contributed to the degradation of certain parts of the aircraft.

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: ANACS
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: Final report
Download report: Final report

Classification:
Centre of Gravity outside limits
Runway excursion

Follow-up / safety actions

ANACS issued 3 Safety Recommendations

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photo of DHC-8-315-Q300-6V-AHL
accident date: 06-02-2005
type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315 Q300
registration: 6V-AHL
 

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 Dakar-Yoff Airport to Tambacounda Airport as the crow flies is 426 km (266 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.
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