Airbus A310 crash, Jun 10, 2008 (30 killed), Khartoum
Airbus A310 accident on June 10, 2008 near Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan with 30 fatalities. Cause: A long flare about 900 metres past the threshold on a...
- Date: June 10, 2008
- Aircraft: Airbus A310
- Location: Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A long flare about 900 metres past the threshold on a wet runway, with auto brakes not selected and one thrust reverser deactivated, left too little runway to stop. The tailwind and the crew's lack of awareness of ground speed contributed.
A Sudan Airways A310 operating Amman to Khartoum via Damascus diverted to Port Sudan in bad weather, then returned to Khartoum at night with one thrust reverser inoperative. On the wet runway it floated past the touchdown zone, could not stop, and overran the runway. The aircraft caught fire after stopping 215 metres past the runway end, and 30 people died.