What happened
On a scheduled cargo flight from Lokichoggio Airport to Yida, an aircraft carrying food supplies and three crew members experienced significant mechanical issues. During the cruise phase at 16,000 feet, the right engine experienced a failure. Although the crew successfully performed a restart, the engine failed a second time shortly thereafter.
Following the loss of the right engine, the crew initiated an approach using only one engine. The aircraft reached the runway and completed a landing without further incident. However, during the deceleration process, the nose gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to come to a stop. While there were zero fatalities and zero injuries among the three crew members, the aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss.
Findings
Investigations into the incident revealed that both engines had approximately 20 hours of operation since their most recent overhaul. The primary factor in the landing accident was identified as fatigue cracks within the nose gear assembly, which led to its structural failure during the landing roll.