Mega AN26 at Kuajok and Wau on Apr 5th 2018, cow strike on takeoff, left main gear collapse on landing

Last Update: April 9, 2018 / 13:27:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2018

Classification
Accident

Destination
Wau, South Sudan

Aircraft Registration
UP-AN607

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26

ICAO Type Designator
AN26

A Mega Airlines Antonov AN-26 on behalf of Ultimate Air, registration UP-AN607 performing a cargo flight from Kuajok to Wau (South Sudan) with 5 crew and a cargo of medical stocks for UNICEF, landed on Wau's runway 09 at about 16:00L (13:00Z), however, on touch down the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway near the left edge about 1100 meters/3600 feet past the runway threshold. No injuries are being reported, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Wau Airport reported on Apr 6th 2018, the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic failure resulting in the collapse of the gear. The airport reopened on Friday (Apr 6th).

An aviation source provided additional photos and reported the aircraft struck a cow with its left main gear on departure from Kuajok, the cow was instantly killed (photos received by The Aviation Herald suggest it was rather destroyed when the gear impacted the side of the body, the photos are too cruel for publishing).

No weather data are available for Wau.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2018

Classification
Accident

Destination
Wau, South Sudan

Aircraft Registration
UP-AN607

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26

ICAO Type Designator
AN26

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