ICON F50 at Rubkona on Jul 16th 2022, runway excursion

Last Update: November 17, 2022 / 15:14:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2022

Classification
Accident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
unknown

Departure
Juba, South Sudan

Destination
Rubkona, South Sudan

Aircraft Registration
5Y-JSN

Aircraft Type
Fokker 50

ICAO Type Designator
F50

An ICON Aviation Ltd Fokker 50 on behalf of United Nations, registration 5Y-JSN performing a freight flight from Juba to Rubkona (South Sudan) with 3 crew, landed on Rubkona's dirt runway 17 when the aircraft went off the runway, suffered the collapse of the left main gear and damage to the left propeller and engine. There were no injuries.

South Sudan's Information Minister reported the cargo plane on a flight from Juba to Rubkona went off the runway while landing in Rubkona. The aircraft carried 3 crew, who were not injured, and food items for the UN Mission.

Other South Sudan Officials said the aircraft, an Antonov, went off the runway while taking off for a flight from Rubkona to Juba.

Photographics evidence shows a Fokker 50 with the unknown tail number 5Y-JSN. This aircraft respective tail number left no trace anywhere so far.

According to local information the aircraft had been chartered by ES-KO International, who had been contracted by UN to provide food services.

On Jul 17th 2022 South Sudan's Information Minister reported the aircraft veered off the runway on landing and went into a dyke causing the collapse of a main gear strut. The flight engineer had stated that there had been a "technical challenge" during landing. The aircraft belongs to ICON Aviation Ltd.

On Nov 17th 2022 South Sudan Accident Investigation Department (SSAID) reported the left hand main gear collapsed after which the aircraft came to a stop next to the runway. The occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the SSAID.

ICON Aviation Ltd is based at Juba Airport and operates a variety of airframes including Boeing 737-200, HS-748, AN-26, DO-228, L-410 and others. Their website was last updated in July 2021 and their Facebook presence in 2017.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 16, 2022

Classification
Accident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
unknown

Departure
Juba, South Sudan

Destination
Rubkona, South Sudan

Aircraft Registration
5Y-JSN

Aircraft Type
Fokker 50

ICAO Type Designator
F50

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