2012 Talodi Antonov An-26 crash

2012 Talodi Antonov An-26 crash
ST-ARL, the An-26 involved, pictured a month before the accident
Accident
Date19 August 2012 (2012-08-19)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to poor weather conditions and pilot error
SiteNuba Mountains near Talodi, Sudan
10°38′11″N 30°22′47″E / 10.63639°N 30.37972°E / 10.63639; 30.37972
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26-100
OperatorAlfa Airlines
RegistrationST-ARL
Flight originKhartoum International Airport, Khartoum, Sudan
DestinationTalodi Airstrip, Talodi, Sudan
Occupants32
Passengers26
Crew6
Fatalities32
Survivors0

On 19 August 2012, an Antonov An-26 airplane of Alfa Airlines crashed near the town of Talodi, Sudan, killing all 32 occupants on board. The aircraft was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, and among the victims were members of the Sudanese government, several high-ranking members of the Sudanese Armed Forces and other officials, and a television crew.

Crash

The aircraft had taken off from Khartoum International Airport at around 6:02 a.m. local time.[1] Approximately at 8 a.m.,[2] the plane crashed into the Hajar Al-Nar Mountain[3] of the Nuba Mountain range near Talodi, a small town about 600 km (370 mi) southwest of Khartoum.[4] A television statement said that the weather had prevented the aircraft from landing on its first attempt, and on its second attempt, the plane crashed into a mountain after a go-around procedure.[4][5] Talodi airfield features a single paved, unmarked runway of 1800 m (5900 ft) length.[6]

Aircraft

Although some early media reports mistakenly announced the crash as a helicopter crash,[7][8][9] the aircraft involved was a twin turboprop Antonov An-26-100, registration ST-ARL,[6][10] chartered by the Sudanese Government and operated by the Sudanese private air carrier Alfa Airlines (ICAO code AAJ).[2]

The aircraft was built in 1974 at the Ukrainian "Aviant" aircraft plant in the Soviet Union.[10] It flew on Soviet and Russian regional routes until July 1998.[10] It was sold to an Armenian air carrier, and then to Trans Attico, Air Libya, Ababeel Aviation, and other air companies in Africa.[10] It was acquired by Alfa Airlines in July 2009 and was modified from Antonov An-26 to Antonov An-26-100 standard at the 410 Aircraft Repair Plant in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2010.[10]

There have been several deadly plane crashes in Sudan in recent years.[4] All Sudanese airlines, including Alfa Airlines, are banned for safety reasons from flying in European airspace.[11] The Sudanese authorities complain that it is difficult to get spare parts because of sanctions the United States has imposed against Khartoum.[4] This crash was the first accident in the history of Alfa Airlines, which was founded only in 2009.[12]

Passengers and crew

Nationality Passengers Crew Total
Sudan 26 3 29
Armenia 0 1 1
Russia 0 1 1
Tajikistan 0 1 1
 Total 26 6 32

The chartered plane was carrying a Sudanese government delegation, from the capital of the country, Khartoum, to the town of Talodi in South Kordofan, a war-torn state with ongoing fighting between Sudan's army and rebel groups,[13] for an Eid al-Fitr celebration, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.[4]

Among the victims were Guidance and Religious Endowments Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim.[14]

The aircraft, with a crew of six, was flown by senior Russian captain Gennady Semenov,[15][16] assisted by a Sudanese first officer, 43-year-old navigator Koshim Akram from Tajikistan,[17] and 42-year-old Armenian flight engineer Armen Virabyan.[6][18][19]

Investigation

An official with Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority said that bad weather was responsible for the crash.[7] The official news agency of Sudan, SUNA, also said the crash happened "due to the bad weather conditions".[3] Minister of Information Ahmed Bilal Osman also added that the plane was attempting to land in bad weather conditions in Talodi, as seasonal heavy rains left the pilots with "zero visibility,"[20] when it crashed into a mountain.[21]

Two days after the accident, rebels officially announced their role in shooting down the aircraft.[5] Later, rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi denied that his rebel forces were involved with the crash, which happened outside of rebel territory.[22]

Two days after the crash, on 21 August, Sudan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chief Mohammad Abdul-Aziz tendered his resignation to the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir.[23] However, President Bashir rejected his resignation, urging the chief to continue a newly approved program of reforms to the development and supervision of the CAA.[24]

On 24 August, the local government reported the flight recorders have been found and recovered from the crash site.[6]

Official investigation confirmed that visibility was low at the time of the accident due to poor weather and low clouds. It was therefore concluded that the accident was "the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the crew descended too low."[5]

References

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  2. ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 26 ST-ARL Talodi". Aviation Safety Network. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Presidency of the Republic Eulogizes Minister of Guidance and Endowments". Sudan News Agency SUNA. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Sudan crash: Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim dies". BBC News. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "CRASH OF AN ANTONOV AN-26-100 IN TALODI: 32 KILLED". BAAA.
  6. ^ a b c d "Crash: Alfa Airlines AN26 near Talodi on Aug 19th 2012, impacted mountain during go-around". The Aviation Herald. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. ^ a b Bariyo, Nicholas (19 August 2012). "Sudan Helicopter Crash Kills 32". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  8. ^ Osman, Mohamed (19 August 2012). "Sudan Helicopter Crash Kills 32, Deaths Include Government Officials And Generals". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  9. ^ Osman, Mohamed (20 August 2012). "Sudanese helicopter crash kills 32". Boston.com. AP. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Антонов Ан-26-100. Бортовой №: ST-ARL" [Antonov An-26-100. Tail number: ST-ARL]. RussianPlanes.Net (in Russian). Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  11. ^ "List of air carriers of which all operations are subject to a ban within the EU" (PDF). European Commission. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Alfa Airlines". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Sudan officials killed in plane crash". Al Jazeera. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Martyrdom of 32 Persons in Plane Crash in Taludi Area". Sudan News Agency SUNA. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  15. ^ Об авиакатастрофе в Судане [About the plane crash in Sudan] (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Капитаном разбившегося в Судане самолета был россиянин" [The captain of the plane that crashed in Sudan was a Russian]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Погибший в авиакрушении в Судане гражданин Таджикистана был штурманом" [A citizen of Tajikistan who died in a plane crash in Sudan was a navigator]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  18. ^ МИД Армении и Таджикистана подтвердили гибель своих граждан в авиакатастрофе в Судане [The Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Tajikistan confirmed the death of their citizens in a plane crash in Sudan]. Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  19. ^ "МИД подтвердил гибель гражданина Армении в авиакатастрофе в Судане" [The Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Armenian citizen in a plane crash in Sudan]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  20. ^ "32 confirmed dead in Sudan crash". Irish Examiner. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  21. ^ "Sudanese Official Among 32 Killed in Plane Crash". The New York Times. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  22. ^ Ali, Abdelmoneim Abu Edris (19 August 2012). "Sudan minister among 32 dead in Eid plane crash". AFP. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  23. ^ "Sudan's aviation authority chief resigns over plane crash". Kuwait News Agency KUNA. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  24. ^ "Sudan president rejects resignation of aviation chief". Kuwait News Agency KUNA. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.

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