Cow strike leads to Antonov landing incident in Sudan
Bird strikes may be a common occurrence in Africa, but a flight in Sudan is understood to have had an incident after suffering a cow strike.
The Mega Airlines Antonov AN-26 being operated on behalf of Ultimate Air was performing a cargo flight from Kuajok to Wau (South Sudan) with fivecrew and a cargo of medical stocks for UNICEF. When it landed on Wau’s runway, the left main gear collapsed.
According to Aviation Voice the aircraft came to a stop on the runway near the left edge about 1100 meters/3600 feet past the runway threshold. No injuries are being reported but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
However, it emerged later that the aircraft may have struck a cow with its left main gear on departure from Kuajok and images taken on the ground showing suggest a large wildlife strike.
Wau Airport had reported that the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic failure resulting in the collapse of the gear when the incident happened on April 6
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