What happened
During a scheduled training exercise, two aircraft operated by the Sudanese Air Force were performing maneuvers together. The first aircraft, an Antonov AN-26, successfully completed its landing on runway 18. As the crew began the standard braking sequence following touchdown, a second Antonov AN-32 struck the rear of the lead plane.
The impact caused both aircraft to lose control of their trajectories. The collision forced both planes off the paved surface, where they eventually came to a stop at the edge of the runway. While both aircraft sustained damage that rendered them destroyed, there were no casualties reported among the crews involved in the incident.
Findings
Preliminary observations suggest that the Antonov AN-32 landed on the same runway shortly after the lead aircraft. The following factor contributed to the accident:
- The trailing aircraft was unable to decelerate sufficiently to avoid the aircraft already on the runway.