Boeing 727-200 crash, Jun 2, 2012 (12 killed), Accra-Kotoka
Boeing 727-200 accident on June 2, 2012 near Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana with 12 fatalities. Cause: The captain continued an unstable,...
- Date: June 2, 2012
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Accra-Kotoka, Greater Accra, Ghana
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued an unstable, high-speed approach in heavy rain, landed far down the runway with a tailwind above the allowable limit, and did not use the speed brakes. The crew was fixated on the localizer and did not monitor the runway lights.
An Allied Air 727 cargo flight from Lagos landed on a rain soaked runway in Accra with a tailwind above limits and could not stop. It overran the runway, crossed a road and struck a minibus and other road users. The ten occupants of the minibus, a cyclist and a taxi passenger were killed, 12 in total according to Wikipedia and AvHerald. The four crew suffered minor injuries.