Accident Overview
On 6 February 2005 at 00:46 local time, a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300, registration 6V-AHL, operating as Air Sénégal International Flight 214, was involved in an accident at Tambacounda Airport in Senegal. The aircraft had departed from Dakar-Yoff Airport at 23:41 local time on 5 February 2005 on a domestic passenger service to Tambacounda.
Sequence of Events
After midnight, the flight was cleared to land on Runway 6. The aircraft touched down hard and subsequently veered to the left, departing the runway surface. It rolled over a trench, which caused the left main landing gear leg to fail. The aircraft came to rest on uneven terrain adjacent to the runway.
Investigation
The investigation was conducted by a commission established by ministerial decree No. 2351-MTTA-ANACS-DG-CJ dated 12 May 2005, as published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Senegal (Annex 3).