South Supreme F50 at Aweil on Jan 7th 2014, runway excursion

A South Supreme Airlines Fokker 50, registration C5-SSA performing a scheduled flight from Juba to Aweil (South Sudan), landed on Aweil's runway but veered right off the runway and came to a stop in rough terrain with the nose gear collapsed. No injuries occurred, the aircraft received substantial damage however.

There is conflicting information about the actual date of the accident, which is said to have occurred on Jan 6th or Jan 7th. The most concrete information identifies Jan 7th.

According to local information the aircraft suffered a brakes failure causing the aircraft veer off the runway. There are attempts ongoing to have the aircraft repaired.

The airline did not respond to inquiries by The Aviation Herald attempting to clarify the conflicting information.

South Supreme Airlines based in Juba (South Sudan) were formed out of former Feeder Airlines, who used to operate two Fokker 50, registrations ST-NEX and ST-NEW. ST-NEX was lost in an accident in Wau (South Sudan), see Accident: Feeder F50 at Wau on Mar 29th 2012, runway excursion, ST-NEW was re-registered from (North) Sudan to Gambia. South Supreme Airlines performed their inaugural flight on Sep 7th 2013.

Aweil Airport offers an unpaved runway of about 2000 meters/6600 feet length, the condition of which has already caused the loss of another Fokker 50, see Accident: Skyward F50 at Aweil on Nov 15th 2012, gear collapse, runway excursion.

C5-SSA seen off Aweil's runway: