Narrative:
En route to Khartoum, the no. 1 engine caught fire. The engine was shut down, fire handles pulled and the prop was feathered. The captain decided to return to Cairo. A belly landing was carried out on runway 36.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot error. It would appear that he showed a poor knowledge of airmanship in these particulars; 1. The fire warning system had not operated nor had the automatic extinguishers , indicating that the nacelle temperature could not have risen appreciably. The extinguisher had been manually operated. 2. He should not have restarted the defective motor after a fire and with almost a full load. 3. If the main undercarriage systems had failed to function, he should have operated Nos 1 & 2 emergency systems."
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 1952 |
| Type: | SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc |
| Operator: | Misrair |
| Registration: | SU-AHX |
| MSN: | 46 |
| First flight: | 1946 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cairo-Almaza Airport ( Egypt)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cairo-Almaza Air Base (HEAZ), Egypt |
| Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan |
En route to Khartoum, the no. 1 engine caught fire. The engine was shut down, fire handles pulled and the prop was feathered. The captain decided to return to Cairo. A belly landing was carried out on runway 36.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot error. It would appear that he showed a poor knowledge of airmanship in these particulars; 1. The fire warning system had not operated nor had the automatic extinguishers , indicating that the nacelle temperature could not have risen appreciably. The extinguisher had been manually operated. 2. He should not have restarted the defective motor after a fire and with almost a full load. 3. If the main undercarriage systems had failed to function, he should have operated Nos 1 & 2 emergency systems."
Classification:
Gear-up landingForced landing on runway
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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 Cairo-Almaza Air Base to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 1607 km (1004 miles).
Distance from Cairo-Almaza Air Base to Khartoum-Civil Airport as the crow flies is 1607 km (1004 miles).
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