 The aircraft involved in the accident is seen here on approach to Dubai International Airport in April 2008 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 June 2008 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to long flaring distance |
| Site | Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan 15°36′18″N 32°33′11″E / 15.60500°N 32.55306°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A310-300 |
| Operator | Sudan Airways |
| IATA flight No. | SD109 |
| ICAO flight No. | SUD109 |
| Call sign | SUDANAIR 109 |
| Registration | ST-ATN |
| Flight origin | Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan |
| 1st stopover | Damascus International Airport, Damascus, Syria |
| Last stopover | Port Sudan New International Airport, Port Sudan, Sudan |
| Destination | Khartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan |
| Occupants | 214 |
| Passengers | 203 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 30 |
| Injuries | 17 |
| Survivors | 184 |
Sudan Airways Flight 109 was a scheduled international Amman–Damascus–Khartoum passenger flight, operated with an Airbus A310 by the flag carrier of Sudan, Sudan Airways. On 10 June 2008, at approximately 17:26 UTC, the Airbus A310 crashed on landing at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 of the 214 occupants on board.[1][2][3]
The investigation was conducted by Sudan's Air Accident Investigation Central Directorate with assistance from the French Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA). The investigation concluded that the accident was caused by the long flaring distance of the flight on a wet runway, aggravated with the non-deployment of the autobrake and one of the Airbus A310's two engine reversers. The inclement weather condition and the crew's lack of information on the weather were cited as contributing factors. Following the accident, Sudan's Air Accident Investigation Central Directorate issued several recommendations, mainly on better training and better infrastructure on the airport.[4]
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 5 June 2012.
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