An Antonov An-26 lost its Left propeller assembly on approach to Juba (HSSJ), South-Sudan as the shaft got sheared. The An-26 aircraft managed to land safely without further incident.
The sheared propeller assembly landed near the Juba-Bor road fortunately without causing any injuries on the ground workers of a highway construction project.
A propeller that plugged off a flying plane nearly hit ARC engineers working on Juba-Bor road in Cue-keer Payam, East of Bor County in Jongolei State.
— Eye Radio (@EyeRadioJuba) May 20, 2021
Eye witnesses say the plane was heading toward South Sudan capital Juba. The plane has safely arrive at JIA. #southsudan pic.twitter.com/G0jhEeLtjs
The Local construction workers of the highway between Bor and Juba, South Sudan, said that, an plane flying over-head in the direction towards Juba got its propeller detached from the aircraft during cruise, and fell in the proximity of them.
However, the Director of Juba International Airport Kur Kuol told that the aircraft was heading to Paloch in Upper Nile state but made an U-turn after the propeller fell off.
#SouthSudan Civil Aviation Authority bans all private owned AN 26 #aircrafts operating in the country because of repeated inconveniences caused by the companies. Yesterday a Cargo plane lost it's propeller midway but made a safe emergency landing at #JIA #SSOT pic.twitter.com/gyuyefWpyM
— winnie cirino (@winniecirino) May 21, 2021
With an emergency memo, Civil Aviation Authority of South Sudan has banned all private owned AN 26 aircrafts operating in the country.
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