| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Friday 27 September 2013 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-428(M) |
| Operating for: | Nasair |
| Leased from: | Eaglexpress |
| Registration: | 9M-ACM |
| MSN: | 25628/934 |
| First flight: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 91977 |
| Cycles: | 11595 |
| Engines: | 4 General Electric CF6-80C2B1F |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC) ( Mauritania)
|
| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
| Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC/GQNO), Mauritania |
A Boeing 747-400, operated by Nasair, was arriving at Nouakchott, Mauritania, after a ferry flight from Jeddah. The aircraft was to operate a passenger flight to Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
After landing, the aircraft vacated the runway via taxiway A and proceeded to the ramp. The aircraft was guided towards parking position no.6. While being ordered to move forward, the aircraft hit a mast with the left wing tip, damaging the left wing.
Probable Cause:
CONCLUSIONS
The accident is the result of:
- A total lack of coordination between the control tower and the guidance team.
- Lack of continuous training of handling personnel.
- Lack of resources made available to the handling teams.
- The fact that position 6 is partially out of the visual field of the tower controller.
- The bad deploiement of the ground guidance team.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Photos
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 Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport as the crow flies is 5709 km (3568 miles).
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport to Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport as the crow flies is 5709 km (3568 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.
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
