Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Apr 15, 2012, Yida
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on April 15, 2012 near Yida, Unity, South Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: Nose gear collapse after landing, believed to...
- Date: April 15, 2012
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Yida, Unity, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Nose gear collapse after landing, believed to be caused by fatigue cracks in the nose gear, following the right engine failures. This is the reported belief and no final report was found.
A Fokker F27 cargo flight operated by Sky Relief Services lost its right engine twice in cruise and continued to Yida on one engine. While decelerating after landing, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest. All three crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.