Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Jun 6, 2009, Sittwe
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on June 6, 2009 near Sittwe, Rakhine State (Arakan), Myanmar with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined in the sources...
- Date: June 6, 2009
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Sittwe, Rakhine State (Arakan), Myanmar
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined in the sources reviewed; the hard landing occurred in poor weather with unserviceable runway lighting and approach aids.
A Myanma Airways Fokker F28 on flight UB409 from Yangon landed hard on runway 11 at Sittwe in poor weather. The right main gear collapsed, the right wing struck the ground and was partly sheared off, and the aircraft left the runway and stopped against a fence. Three occupants, including the captain, were slightly injured. The runway threshold and edge lights and the VASIS were unserviceable.