Tanzania DH8C at Kigoma on Apr 9th 2012, runway excursion on rejected takeoff

Last Update: April 9, 2012 / 20:55:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2012

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Air Tanzania

Flight number
TC-119

Departure
Kigoma, Tanzania

Destination
Dar es Salaam via Tabora, Tanzania

Aircraft Registration
5H-MWG

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

An Air Tanzania de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration 5H-MWG performing flight TC-119 from Kigoma to Dar es Salaam via Tabora (Tanzania) with 35 passengers and 4 crew, rejected takeoff from Kigoma's runway 34 due to an engine failure but overran the runway and came to a stop with the nose gear collapsed and the right wing including engine and right hand main gear separated at around 10:15L (07:15Z). Two elderly women were taken to a hospital with shock, the aircraft received substantial damage. No Metars are available for Kigoma, the local weather station reported calm winds, visibility above 30km, scattered clouds, temperatures between 20 and 29 degrees C, dew point constant at 20 degrees C, humidity between 93 and 56% between 03:00L and 12:00L. Kigoma offers a runway 16/34 of 1767 meters length, the threshold of runway 34 is currently displaced by 300 meters due to resurface works leaving a takeoff distance available of 1467 meters/4800 feet. Local Police reported the aircraft hit a pothole when it couldn't takeoff. 5H-MWG off the runway:
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2012

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Air Tanzania

Flight number
TC-119

Departure
Kigoma, Tanzania

Destination
Dar es Salaam via Tabora, Tanzania

Aircraft Registration
5H-MWG

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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