Created Saturday, Jun 25th 2022 10:25Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 7th 2022 11:21Z
A Cargo2fly Fokker 27-500 Friendship, registration 5Y-CCE performing a freight flight from Juba to Malakal (South Sudan) with 3 crew and a load of food, was accelerating for takeoff from Juba's runway 13 at 12:25L (10:25Z) when the aircraft lifted off but could not climb. With the gear retracting the aircraft settled back onto the runway and overran the end of the runway on its belly. There were no injuries.
The airport reported the flaps had not been deployed, the aircraft attempted to takeoff but couldn't and went past the runway. The three crew including an engineer were not injured, the goods are all okay, even the aircraft does not seem to be too damaged. The airport manager believes there might have been a hydraulic problem. An investigation has been initiated.
No Metars are available.
On Sep 7th 2022 Netherland's Onderzoeksraad (DSB) reported the occurrence was rated an accident and wrote: "Fokker Services and the Dutch Safety Board have unsuccessfully tried to contact the airline and the authorities in South Sudan to offer assistance." The DSB released this abstract of the occurrence: "During takeoff from Runway 13 at Juba International Airport, the Fokker 50 cargo aircraft came to a standstill at the end of the runway, with the landing gear raised. The three crew members were unharmed."
The aircraft seen after coming to a stop:
