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| Date: | Friday 9 February 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | African Express Airways |
| Registration: | 5Y-AXL |
| MSN: | 49204/1179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malakal Airport (MAK) -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Juba |
| Malakal Airport (MAK/HJMK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82, 5Y-AXL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Malakal Airport (MAK/HJMK), South Sudan. There were no injuries.
Preliminary information indicates that the airplane landed short of runway 04. The main gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its belly.
The aircraft remained at Malakal and was struck by a Boeing 727-200 that crashed on March 31, 2024.
Sources:
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/45864_1671808821.jpg (photo)
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African Express Airways McDD MD-82 (5Y-AXL, built 1984) suffered irreparable damage while landing short of the runway threshold at Malakal Airport (HJMK), South Sudan. The aircraft came to rest on the runway with its main undercarriage collapsed. There were no reports of any… pic.twitter.com/LKY0BMFhao
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 9, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2024 12:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Feb-2024 15:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 31-Mar-2024 10:22 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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