I've just read on JustPlanes.com that a DC-10 of DAS Air Cargo skidded off the runway on LOS airport, closing it down for 3 hours on Wednesday 13 Jul.
Is its reg 5X-JOE, the ex Sabena OO-SLA ?
Cargo skidded off runway in LOS
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The airport operator said it was a DAS DC10 but that's not thrue. In fact it was L.1011 Tristar 3X-AAL (c/n 1201) of Almiron Aviation of Uganda. The aircraft overshot the runway on arrival from Dubai. The crew of six, all Europeans, survived. The Tristar doesn't seem to be badly damaged. A photo is available on http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/gr ... tar004.jpg
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the tristar is actually registered 5X-AAL, and I would advise the moderators to remove the DAS titles from this thread, I know from other sources DAS are trying very hard to distance themselves from this accident..............
T
The Monitor (Kampala)
NEWS
July 14, 2005
Posted to the web July 14, 2005
By Simon Kasyate
Kampala
A UGANDAN registered Lockheed Tristar plane crashed on Wednesday while
landing at Lagos Airport in Nigeria.
According to Uganda's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Joan Rwabyomere, the
plane, registration number 5X-AAL, was flying in from Dubai. "It overshot
the runway and crashed," she said by telephone from her Abuja Office
yesterday. "But there was no death reported and the aircraft was not so
badly damaged." The main runway at Lagos Airport is said to be undergoing
major repairs and so much of the traffic is directed to use the shorter one.
Rwabyomere, however said the incident was due to poor weather.
"It has been raining a lot here, yesterday there was a big downpour and the
skies were very hazy," she said. "Actually there was a Kenya Airways flight
that was delayed due to the weather." Rwabyomere asserted that the plane
belongs to Dairo Air Services, a Ugandan Cargo handling company. "It's the
only Dairo Air Services plane that operates here," she said.
Denial
But this was vehemently denied by Management of Dairo Air services. "What
you have heard is total rubbish," charged Ian Walker, the Managing Director
of Dairo Air Services. "This plane had nothing to do with Dairo Air
Services," he said by telephone yesterday,
"It did not belong to us."
According to Walker, this Tri star has been an elusive plane whose ownership
is not clearly known and has been flying routes illegally carrying both
passengers and cargo. "We don't want our good name to be spoilt by an
illegal aircraft," added Walker.
Ignie Igundura, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) public relations officer
said he was not aware of the incident. "We are trying to get information
from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority," he said by telephone yesterday.
"I don't think I can be of help at the moment," he said.
Registration
According to Walker, this plane first came to Uganda as a Congolese
registered passenger plane and was parked at Entebbe airport where it
accumulated parking fees. "Someone at the CAA and government got involved
and the plane was re-registered in Uganda," he said, "after which it did
some few flights."
Walker adds that while the aircraft is a passenger plane, it has been used
to carry cargo.
Flights
"It was flying dangerously," he said. "It did not have the 9G net [available
in cargo planes to protect the cockpit in case of accident], a cargo floor
and cargo door."
Walker said the aircraft was chased from Entebbe Airport over a fortnight
ago and it went to Dubai, from where it crash-landed in Lagos.
"This aircraft was occupying space (at Entebbe) and was not airworthy,"
Walker said. He did not know the rightful owners of the plane but asserted
that it had a crew of six Europeans.
T
The Monitor (Kampala)
NEWS
July 14, 2005
Posted to the web July 14, 2005
By Simon Kasyate
Kampala
A UGANDAN registered Lockheed Tristar plane crashed on Wednesday while
landing at Lagos Airport in Nigeria.
According to Uganda's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Joan Rwabyomere, the
plane, registration number 5X-AAL, was flying in from Dubai. "It overshot
the runway and crashed," she said by telephone from her Abuja Office
yesterday. "But there was no death reported and the aircraft was not so
badly damaged." The main runway at Lagos Airport is said to be undergoing
major repairs and so much of the traffic is directed to use the shorter one.
Rwabyomere, however said the incident was due to poor weather.
"It has been raining a lot here, yesterday there was a big downpour and the
skies were very hazy," she said. "Actually there was a Kenya Airways flight
that was delayed due to the weather." Rwabyomere asserted that the plane
belongs to Dairo Air Services, a Ugandan Cargo handling company. "It's the
only Dairo Air Services plane that operates here," she said.
Denial
But this was vehemently denied by Management of Dairo Air services. "What
you have heard is total rubbish," charged Ian Walker, the Managing Director
of Dairo Air Services. "This plane had nothing to do with Dairo Air
Services," he said by telephone yesterday,
"It did not belong to us."
According to Walker, this Tri star has been an elusive plane whose ownership
is not clearly known and has been flying routes illegally carrying both
passengers and cargo. "We don't want our good name to be spoilt by an
illegal aircraft," added Walker.
Ignie Igundura, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) public relations officer
said he was not aware of the incident. "We are trying to get information
from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority," he said by telephone yesterday.
"I don't think I can be of help at the moment," he said.
Registration
According to Walker, this plane first came to Uganda as a Congolese
registered passenger plane and was parked at Entebbe airport where it
accumulated parking fees. "Someone at the CAA and government got involved
and the plane was re-registered in Uganda," he said, "after which it did
some few flights."
Walker adds that while the aircraft is a passenger plane, it has been used
to carry cargo.
Flights
"It was flying dangerously," he said. "It did not have the 9G net [available
in cargo planes to protect the cockpit in case of accident], a cargo floor
and cargo door."
Walker said the aircraft was chased from Entebbe Airport over a fortnight
ago and it went to Dubai, from where it crash-landed in Lagos.
"This aircraft was occupying space (at Entebbe) and was not airworthy,"
Walker said. He did not know the rightful owners of the plane but asserted
that it had a crew of six Europeans.
