2022 Jubba Airways Fokker 50 crash explained

Date:18 July 2022 11:28 am (EAT)
Summary:Crashed on landing, under investigation
Site:Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia
Aircraft Type:Fokker 50
Operator:Jubba Airways
Origin:Shatigadud International Airport, Baidoa, Somalia
Destination:Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia
Tail Number:5Y-JXN
Occupants:36
Passengers:33
Crew:3
Fatalities:0
Injuries:16
Survivors:36

On 18 July 2022, a Fokker 50 operated by Jubba Airways on a domestic flight from Baidoa to Mogadishu crashed while landing on runway 5 at Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia. All 36 occupants survived the crash, with 16 injured passengers being hospitalized.[1]

Accident

The Jubba Airways flight departed Shatigadud International Airport, in Baidoa, Somalia, on a 138miles domestic flight to Aden Adde International Airport, in Mogadishu, Somalia. While landing on runway 5 in calm winds, the left wing struck the ground at 11:28 am (EAT) and separated at the root causing the aircraft to roll over and skid off the runway. A small fire broke out but was quickly extinguished by airport firefighters. Soldiers from the 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade of the United States Army were present at the time of the crash conducting medical training and swiftly helped administer aid and evacuate the 16 injured passengers to hospitals for treatment.[2] There were no fatalities. The Somali Civil Aviation Authority has opened an investigation into the crash which concluded that windshear's of 18 knots from the south-south-west were present and likely contributed to the pilots losing control.[3] the investigation is still ongoing.[4] [5]

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was a 30-year-old Fokker 50 with the registration number 5Y-JXN and serial number 20239. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B engines.[1]

References

  1. Web site: Database: Fokker 50 5Y-JXN . 14 October 2022 . Aviation Safety.
  2. Web site: 20 July 2022 . Plane crash in Somalia turns US troops providing medical training into on-scene caregivers . 14 October 2022 . Stars and Stripes.
  3. Web site: Kaminski-Morrow . David . 18 November 2022 . Windshear in frame after Jubba Fokker 50 landing accident . Flight Global . en.
  4. Web site: 18 July 2022 . Somalia plane crash: Plane flips over at Mogadishu airport . 14 October 2022 . BBC.
  5. Web site: 18 July 2022 . Jubba Airways' Fokker 50 flips over after crashing in Somalia . 14 October 2022 . Airspace Africa.