Tassili Travail L410 at Hassi Messaoud on Apr 19th 2017, rejected takeoff results in nose gear collapse

Last Update: April 19, 2017 / 15:05:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017

Classification
Accident

Aircraft Registration
ZS-OUE

Aircraft Type
Let L-410 Turbolet

ICAO Type Designator
L410

Airport ICAO Code
DAUH

A Tassili Travail Aerien Let L-420, registration ZS-OUE performing a charter flight from Hassi Messaoud to Bir Seba (Algeria) with 10 passengers and 2 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 36 at about 07:45L (06:45Z) when the crew needed to reject takeoff. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway about 1520 meters/5000 feet down the runway with the nose gear collapsed and was disabled. The airport had to be closed.

Tassili Airlines (parent company of Tassili Travail Aerien) reported the aircraft took off and went immediately back down due to the crew realizing one of the wheels had come off. There were no injuries. The aircraft was later lifted, the nose gear was re-extended and the aircraft was towed to a hangar.

Ground observers reported the aircraft was accelerating when the nose gear gave way prompting the crew to reject takeoff, the aircraft skidded to a stop on its nose.

Bir Seba is a private airfield, operated by an oil company, about 60nm northnortheast of Hassi Messaoud.

Metars:
DAUH 190900Z 06006KT 6000 NSC 30/01 Q1011=
DAUH 190830Z 06007KT 6000 NSC 28/04 Q1011=
DAUH 190800Z 01004KT 6000 NSC 27/04 Q1011=
DAUH 190730Z 02004KT 6000 NSC 24/04 Q1011=
DAUH 190700Z 33006KT 6000 NSC 24/04 Q1011=
DAUH 190630Z 35004KT 6000 NSC 23/M01 Q1011=
DAUH 190600Z 16009KT 8000 NSC 23/M01 Q1011=
DAUH 190530Z NIL=
DAUH 190500Z 16009KT 8000 NSC 23/M03 Q1010=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017

Classification
Accident

Aircraft Registration
ZS-OUE

Aircraft Type
Let L-410 Turbolet

ICAO Type Designator
L410

Airport ICAO Code
DAUH

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