Sana&#039;a

Flight Type:

Ferry

Survivors:

Addis Ababa City District

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Entebbe - Sana'a

MSN:

1AJ008-22

YOM:

1990

Location:

Addis Ababa

Country:

Ethiopia

Region:

Africa

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When flying in the Ethiopian Airspace, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared to divert to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport for an emergency landing. On approach, the twin engine aircraft crashed in an open field located in Legedadi, about 20 km northeast of the airport. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Sanaa: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 2012

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

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Registration:

420

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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After takeoff from Sana'a Airport, while climbing, the crew informed ATC about technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing in a wasteland. The aircraft went out of control and crashed in an abandoned market building located in the Al-Hasaba District, some 9 km south of Sanaa' Airport. All 10 occupants were killed. According to Yemen Officials, the aircraft was registered 420 but no AN-26 seems to be operated in Yemen under this registration.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 at Al Anad AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 2011

Type of aircraft:

Antonov AN-26

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Al Anad AFB (Kadamat Al Awdhali)

Schedule:

Sanaa – Al Anad

Location:

Lahij (لحج)

Country:

Yemen

Region:

Asia

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The aircraft departed Sanaa Airport on a flight to Al Anad AFB (Kadamat Al Awdhali), carrying 11 passengers and four crew members, among them 8 Syrian engineers and 7 Yemen citizens. The aircraft crashed upon landing under unknown circumstances. Three Syrian and one Yemen citizen were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Sanaa

Date & Time: Nov 18, 2010

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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Registration:

7O-ADD

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4827

YOM:

1979

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After landing at Sanaa Airport, the four engine aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All occupants escaped uninjured. The fire was quickly extinguished but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Airbus A310-324 off Moroni: 152 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 2009 at 0154 LT

Type of aircraft:

Airbus A310

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Registration:

7O-ADJ

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Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya)

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Sanaa - Moroni

MSN:

535

YOM:

1990

Flight number:

IY626

Location:

All Comoros Islands

Country:

Comoros Islands

Region:

Africa

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142

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152

Captain / Total flying hours:

7936

Captain / Total hours on type:

5314.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

3641

Copilot / Total hours on type:

3076

Aircraft flight hours:

53587

Aircraft flight cycles:

18129

Circumstances:

Following an uneventful flight from Sana'a, the crew started a night approach to Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim Airport runway 02. Weather conditions were considered as good with a 10 km visibility, an OAT of 24° C. and a wind from 180° gusting to 25 knots for runway 20. For unknown reasons, the crew initiated a go-around procedure when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea about 6 km from the airport. A young girl aged 12 was found alive few hours later while 152 other occupants were killed. Both CVR and DFDR were found almost two months later at a depth of 1,200 metres. The final report was published in June 2013.

Probable cause:

The accident was caused by inappropriate actions on part of the crew on flight controls which brought the aircraft into a stall that could not be recovered. These actions were successive to an unstabilized visual approach during which several alarms related to the proximity of the ground, the aircraft configuration and approach to stall sounded. Crew's attention was focused on the management of the path of the aircraft and the location of the runway, and they probably did not have enough mental resources available in this stressful situation, to respond adequately to these different alarms.
Contributing to the accident were the following factors:
- Weather conditions at the airport with winds gusting to 30 knots,
- Lack of training or pre-flight briefing of the crew in accordance with the Yemenia company operations manual, given the reluctance of the pilot to execute the MVI [Visual Maneuvering with Prescribed track] (none of the documents submitted in the investigation shows this training),
- The non-execution of the MVI maneuver by the crew (the plane left the LOC axis after the published point which is 5.2 NM), implying that the crew delayed the turn to reach the right hand downwind leg.
- The non-application by the crew of the procedure following the PULL UP-alarm.

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Crash of a Boeing 727-2N8A in Asmara

Date & Time: Aug 1, 2001 at 0700 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 727-200

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Registration:

7O-ACW

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Sana'a - Asmara

MSN:

21845

YOM:

1979

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132

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Following an uneventful flight from Sana'a, the three engine aircraft landed on runway 25 at Asmara-Johannes IV Airport. After touchdown on a wet runway surface, the crew started the braking procedure and the thrust reverser systems were activated. Unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 25 is 3 km long), the aircraft overran and collided with a concrete block, causing the left main gear to be torn off. All 140 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, wind was from 200 at 6 knots and the runway surface was wet due to recent rain falls. The exact touchdown point could not be determined and all braking systems were available and properly used after landing. The aircraft collided with a concrete block located beside a runway light just past the runway end.

Crash of a Boeing 737-2R4C in Khartoum

Date & Time: Jun 26, 2000

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 737-200

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Registration:

7O-ACQ

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Cargo

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Schedule:

Sana'a - Khartoum

MSN:

23129

YOM:

1984

Flight number:

IY626

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Following an uneventful flight from Sana'a, the crew was cleared for an approach to runway 18. Weather conditions were poor with a sandstorm upon arrival. For unknown reasons, the captain decided to perform a straight-in approach to runway 36. After touchdown, The aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and collided with small concrete blocks, causing the nose gear to collapse. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-12 in Sanaa: 58 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1992 at 1200 LT

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Antonov AN-12

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Hadibu - Aden

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The four engine aircraft departed Hadibu Airport (Socotra) on a flight to Aden, carrying 52 passengers and six crew members, among them 36 civilians and 16 military personnels. On approach to Aden-Khormaksar Airport, the crew was instructed by ATC to initiate a go-around and to follow a holding pattern as the airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions with a sandstorm. Few minutes later, the captain was cleared to divert to Sanaa Airport located 300 km north of his position. On approach to Sanaa Airport, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a desert area located 10 km short of runway. All 58 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Sana'a

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1984

Type of aircraft:

Ilyushin II-18

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Registration:

LZ-BEP

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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