Ethiopian DH8D at Dire Dawa on Oct 24th 2016, rejected takeoff due to wild boar crossing the runway causes runway excursion

Last Update: December 12, 2019 / 15:28:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Ethiopian Airlines

Flight number
ET-212

Departure
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Destination
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aircraft Registration
ET-ANY

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

An Ethiopian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration ET-ANY performing flight ET-212 from Dire Dawa to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 74 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Dire Dawa's runway 33 in night conditions when a number of, at least 5, wild boar crossed the runway. The crew rejected takeoff, lost directional control, the aircraft went off the runway and came to a stop on soft ground. There were no injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage beyond repair.

The Aviation Herald learned of this occurrence on Dec 10th 2019 (and needed until Dec 11th 2019 to cross check and verify the occurrence) while discussing hull losses of Ethiopian Airlines with Captain Bernd Kai von Hoesslin TRI B737/Ret. (former B738 and B38M Captain for Ethiopian Airlines having left the company in April 2019, who asked specifically to be identified as source) following the accident in Juba, see Accident: Ethiopian DH8D at Juba on Dec 10th 2019, overran runway on takeoff. Capt. Hoesslin told The Aviation Herald that just this summer 2019 the aircraft ET-ANY had been dismantled. Both engines had been damaged beyond repair in addition to substantial fuselage damage, which prompted the airframe to be written off. The airframe was sold to be parted out. Following the accident all night flights into or out of unfenced airports were halted.

The airline at the time had released a press release stating the crew faced a runway incursion by wild animals during their takeoff roll and aborted takeoff. All 74 passengers and 6 crew safely deplaned.

IATA summarized the occurrence in a safety brief: "Directional control was lost during the take-off roll and the aircraft ran off the side of the runway"

A local newspaper reported on Oct 26th 2016, that three hippos were killed as result of the accident, two were known to have survived. The aircraft received substantial damage including the separation of the nose gear. An accident investigation was opened by Ethiopia's Civil Aviation Authority (however, no final report has surfaced to date including the ICAO e-library). The airport's perimeter fence needed to be strenghtened according to the local airport authority, who pledged to engage in strenghtening the fence following the accident.

On Dec 12th 2019 The Aviation Herald received official information, that the animals crossing the runway were wild boar, not hippos as indicated by local sources in 2016. The right main gear collapsed as result of collision with the animals. The aircraft was considered a hull loss.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Ethiopian Airlines

Flight number
ET-212

Departure
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Destination
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aircraft Registration
ET-ANY

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
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