Casa 212 Aviocar crash, Dec 16, 2000, Mokhotlong
Casa 212 Aviocar accident on December 16, 2000 near Mokhotlong, Mokhotlong, Lesotho with no fatalities. Cause: Poor flight preparation by the crew, who...
- Date: December 16, 2000
- Aircraft: Casa 212 Aviocar
- Location: Mokhotlong, Mokhotlong, Lesotho
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor flight preparation by the crew, who did not check the wind component and assumed calm conditions. A wrong approach configuration left the aircraft too high, so it touched down late and had too little runway remaining.
A Lesotho Defence Force Casa 212 flying from Maseru to the gravel runway at Mokhotlong landed too far down the strip because the crew had not checked the strong gusty wind. The aircraft could not stop in the remaining distance, overran and came to rest against a house about 100 metres beyond the runway end. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed. This account comes from the existing record; no independent source was found.