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
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
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
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