McDonnell Douglas MD11 HZ-ANB

Summary

On 9 June 2009 at about 02:35 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD11 registered HZ-ANB, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp, was involved in an accident near Khartoum, Sudan. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 June 2009 at 02:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Khartoum, Sudan

Nearest airport

Khartoum International Airport (HSSS)

Coordinates

15.5894, 32.5531

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD11

Registration

HZ-ANB

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jeddah → Khartoum

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA09WA059

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 9, 2009, about 0235 UTC, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, HZ-ANB, a cargo flight operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, landed hard on runway 18 at Khartoum International Airport. The 4 crewmembers were not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane had departed from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is being conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Central Directorate, Civil Aviation Authority, Republic of Sudan. The US has appointed an Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 to assist the Republic of Sudan with their investigation. All inquiries into this event should be directed to: Civil Aviation Authority Air Accident Investigation Central Directorate P.O. Box 430 Khartoum Sudan

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.