It is unfair to tag either the airplane's age, condition, or even the crew yet, ...until the facts are much better established. What is sad though, is that Africa isn't getting a higher priority by entities like the World bank, relating to getting foreign assistance from western states, for both quipping their aircraft with retrofit FMSs (e.g., like the HT9100s used on one major US carriers MD80s, or equivalent) that could be flying RNP departure and approach procedures to any needed runway, right now. That way no pilot need be enticed to land downwind, or half way down an 11,000 ft runway, due to minimum fuel, no good diversion choices, or marginal visual references. Instead, ATS and ANSP vendors are still marching all over Africa trying to peddle obsolete radars, outdated navaids, or trying to entice the use of already obsolete systems like SBAS or UAT, which are unlikely to help any transport, ever, from overrunning any runway, anywhere on that continent.
(see report below for a recent summary)
Accident: Allied Cargo B722 at Accra on Jun 2nd 2012, overran runway on landing
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Jun 2nd 2012 20:51Z, last updated Saturday, Jun 2nd 2012 23:14Z An Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-200 freighter on behalf of DHL Aviation Africa, registration 5N-BJN performing flight DHV-3 from Lagos (Nigeria) to Accra (Ghana) with 4 crew, was on approach to Kotoka International Airport but overran runway 21 upon landing and came to rest near the El Wak Sports Stadium at the Hajj village at about 19:10L (19:10Z) basically in one piece. The 4 crew were taken to a local hospital with injuries, the extent of which are unknown. 12 people on the ground, 11 occupants of a Benz 207 Bus and a soldier riding a bike along the road, have been killed, a number of injured were taken to a hospital. The aircraft received substantial damage.
Ground witnesses report the aircraft broke through the perimeter fence, went across a main road colliding with an occupied bus before coming to a stop. At the accident time there was a severe thunderstorm over the city.
Airport sources reported the aircraft had been landing on runway 21 touching half way down the runway resulting in the overrun.
The airline based in Lagos (Nigeria) operates 5 Boeing 727-200 freighters.
The airport confirmed an Allied Air Cargo Boeing 727-200 arriving from Lagos overran the end of runway 21 and collided with a mini van just after 19:00L. Despite the accident the airport remained operational, all flights are on schedule.
Accra's Kotoka International Airport features a runway 03/21 of 3400 meters/11150 feet length.
Latest available METARs:
DGAA 021800Z 17005KT 9999 FEW016 SCT031 FEW030CB 27/24 Q1013 TEMPO 5000 -TSRA BKN010
DGAA 021700Z 19009KT 9999 FEW016 FEW030CB 28/24 Q1011 TEMPO 5000 -TSRA BKN010
DGAA 021600Z 19011KT 9999 FEW012 FEW030CB 28/24 Q1011 TEMPO TS
DGAA 021500Z 19014KT 9999 SCT016 FEW030CB 30/24 Q1010 TEMPO TS
DGAA 021400Z 18012KT 9999 SCT048 FEW030CB 30/24 Q1011 NOSIG