Antonov AN-26 crash, Aug 25, 2013, Guriceel
Antonov AN-26 accident on August 25, 2013 near Guriceel, Galgaduud, Somalia with no fatalities. Cause: Believed to be a wrong approach configuration...
- Date: August 25, 2013
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Guriceel, Galgaduud, Somalia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Believed to be a wrong approach configuration that led to landing too far down the runway, leaving insufficient distance to stop.
An Antonov An-26 (EK-26818) carrying about 50 people, including a newly appointed regional governor, landed too far down the runway at Guriceel, Somalia, and could not stop in the remaining distance. It overran and hit a rock, the nose gear collapsed into the cockpit floor, and a crew member was injured. The other occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.