Safe B722 at Malakal on Mar 31st 2024, landed short of runway and collided with MD-82

Last Update: April 1, 2024 / 08:45:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Safe Air

Aircraft Registration
5Y-IRE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

A Safe Air Boeing 727-200, registration 5Y-IRE performing a freight flight from Juba to Malakal (South Sudan) with 7 crew on board, landed on Malakal's runway 22 but touched down short off the runway, skidded and collided with an MD-82, which has had an accident earlier, see Accident: African Express MD82 at Malakal on Feb 9th 2024, touched down short of runway. There was one injury, both aircraft sustained substantial (additional) damage.

Malakal's Governor's Press Office reported the B722 had experienced problems prior to landing and was performing an emergency landing, skidded off the runway and collided with the debris of another aircraft that had crashed a few months earlier. All seven occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft safely.

Malakal's Airport Manager reported the aircraft landed at about 11:00L (09:00Z) but was too low on approach, touched down a few meters short of the runway causing both main gear struts to collapse. The crew lost control of the airway which veered off the runway and collided with the MD-82 that had crashed in Malakal about 1.5 months ago. All on board (6 crew, one passenger) are in good condition, however, one of the occupants sustained injuries.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Safe Air

Aircraft Registration
5Y-IRE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 727-200

ICAO Type Designator
B722

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