Nairobi - Mogadishu
Flight / Schedule
Nairobi - Mogadishu
Aircraft
Antonov AN-32Registration
CCCP-48088
MSN
29 05
Year of Manufacture
1992
Operator
Kievskoye MAPDate
October 9, 1992 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Mogadishu Banaadir (<U+0628><U+0646><U+0627><U+062F><U+0631><U+200E>)
Region
Africa • Somalia
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 9, 1992 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi - Mogadishu experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Kievskoye MAP, with the event recorded near Mogadishu Banaadir (<U+0628><U+0646><U+0627><U+062F><U+0631><U+200E>).
The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
13 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.7%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Nairobi on a cargo flight to Mogadishu, carrying seven passengers and six crew members. Due to unavailable information about the destination airport, the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and this was his first flight in the area. By night, the crew attempted to land at Mogadishu-North Airfield which was not equipped with any lighting system, so the crew completed the approach with the aircraft's approach lights only. A poor approach configuration caused the aircraft to land too far down the runway which is 1,500 metres long, about 1,000 metres past the runway threshold. The aircraft rolled for about 500 metres, overran at a speed of 280 km/h and came to rest 250 metres further in a ravine, broken in two. Twelve occupants were injured, among them six seriously, and the navigator was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-48088, MSN 29 05, year of manufacture 1992.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Nairobi on a cargo flight to Mogadishu, carrying seven passengers and six crew members. Due to unavailable information about the destination airport, the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and this was his first flight in the area. By night, the crew attempted to land at Mogadishu-North Airfield which was not equipped with any lighting system, so the crew completed the approach with the aircraft's approach lights only. A poor approach configuration caused the aircraft to land too far down the runway which is 1,500 metres long, about 1,000 metres past the runway threshold. The aircraft rolled for about 500 metres, overran at a speed of 280 km/h and came to rest 250 metres further in a ravine, broken in two. Twelve occupants were injured, among them six seriously, and the navigator was killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
12
Fatality Rate
7.7%
Known people on board: 13
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Nairobi - Mogadishu
Operator
Kievskoye MAPFlight Type
Cargo
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Africa • Somalia
Aircraft Details
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