Unfallbericht:
A Transall C-160NG burnt out after landing at Dolow Airport, Somalia.
The aircraft was flying humanitarian aid from Mogadishu to Dolow. After a safe landing the aircraft was parked. Subsequently the left main landing gear caught fire. The fire spread and consumed the fuselage.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Datum: | Mittwoch 3 November 2021 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Transall C-160NG |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Safe Air Company (SAC) |
| Kennzeichen: | EY-360 |
| Werknummer: | F-233 |
| Baujahr: | 1985 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Rolls-Royce Tyne 522 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Dolow Airport ( Somalia)
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| Flugphase: | Stehendes (STD) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ/HCMM), Somalia |
| Dolow Airport, Somalia |
A Transall C-160NG burnt out after landing at Dolow Airport, Somalia.
The aircraft was flying humanitarian aid from Mogadishu to Dolow. After a safe landing the aircraft was parked. Subsequently the left main landing gear caught fire. The fire spread and consumed the fuselage.
Fotos
Video, social media
Safe Air Company Transall C-160 crashed landed at #Dolow Airport, #Somalia after pilots made an extremely steep final approach at high speed
— Nadeef (@NadeefsViews) November 5, 2021
Impact split the fuselage & ruptured the fuel tanks, igniting a fire. It was transporting cargo from CeRID, SaMTEC & FAO in MGQ#aviation pic.twitter.com/F5XKKUsOQO
BREAKING: A C-160 cargo plane catches fire while at runway at Dolow town airfield, reports. The plane caught fire shortly after landing at the dusty airstrip. Plane, registration EY-360 waa carrying cargo from Mogadishu to Dolow, Gedo region. No casualties reported. pic.twitter.com/enRu9NbM0t
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) November 3, 2021
Map
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Distance from Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport to Dolow Airport as the crow flies is 428 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport to Dolow Airport as the crow flies is 428 km (267 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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