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
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 5, 2018
Classification
Accident
Airline
Mega Airlines
Departure
Kuajok, South Sudan
Destination
Wau, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
UP-AN607
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26
ICAO Type Designator
AN26
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
Airline
Mega Airlines
Departure
Kuajok, South Sudan
Destination
Wau, South Sudan
Aircraft Registration
UP-AN607
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-26
ICAO Type Designator
AN26
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