Khartoum - Aweil

On November 15, 2012 at 05:00 PM, Khartoum - Aweil experienced a crash involving Fokker 50, operated by Skyward International Aviation, with the event recorded near Aweil Northern Bahr el Ghazal (<U+0634><U+0645><U+0627><U+0644> <U+0628><U+062D><U+0631> <U+0627><U+0644><U+063A><U+0632><U+0627><U+0644>).

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

57 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 57 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 53, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After touchdown at Aweil Airport, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft veered off runway to the left, slid on soft ground for few dozen metres before coming to rest in bushes with its left wing torn off. There was no fire. All 57 occupants evacuated safely, only one passenger suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The plane was contracted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of South Sudan to airlift South Sudanese refugees back to Aweil.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-CAN, MSN 20175, year of manufacture 1990.