Crash landing in KRT- Khartoum, Sudan
 

CNN reports crash landing in Khartoum -KRT.

First pictures show a narrow body or smaller wide body on fire on/ near runway.

CNN claims up to 180 people on board.

Could not identify the tail/ airline but it is for sure not QR / EK.

God bless

plane veered off the rwy after ldg.most of people could escape,acc to CNN

Al Jazeera now reporting that a Sudan Airways acft caught fire after landing; Channel 4 news (reporting Al-J story) reported about 200 on board.

Presumably A300-600 - only acft ST would have of this capacity?

CNN International here in Berlin says plane overshot runway on landing, supposedly many are believed dead. Plane was reportedly arriving from Amman, Jordan. Live photos show hull completely ablaze. About 180 reported aboard, have not heard aircraft type announced.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...3867AF1942.htm Al Jazeera.

Acft was indeed A310; operating flight from AMM. Only one A310 (ST-AST, -322 model) operated by ST (and three A300-600s).

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sudan...ext_id=0938499

Yes the winglets indicate A310 or A300 it can not be an A330.

Sudan Airways operates 3 A300-600 and 1 A310 however it is unclear if it is a Sudan Airways plane.

Sudan Tribune with painful news:

more than 100 fatalities. 203 + 14 o/b

http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article27471

very bad wx indeed with heavy rain

on TV,and the tail looks like grey colour on the top and white on the belly

Looks like a A310. There seem to be no markings on the tail, so it could be ST-ATN:

Hsss/krt Khartoum
Sa 101930 13009kt 9/9l Few050 Cb To All D Sct056 Q1009=
Sa 101900 14007kt 9/9 Few050 Cb Ts Toe Sct056 30/19 Q1010 No Sig=
Sa 101830 15010kt 9/9 Few050 Cb Ts To E Sct056 Q1010=
Sa 101700 27002kt 9/9 Ts Ra Ovst Few050 Sct056 Bkn140 26/26 Q1013
No Sig=
Sa 101430 12013kt 3000 M Ts/ra Few050cb Sct056 Bkn140 Q1011 No
Sig=
Sa 101230 27011kt 8000m Q1007=
Sa 101100 22014kt 8000 41/17 Q1008 Nosig =
Sa 101030 24013kt 8000 Q1009=
Ft 101818 24008g18kt 9999 Sct040 Bkn140
Tempo 1822 6000 Tsra Few045cb =
Fc 101803 24008g18kt 9999 Sct040 Bkn140
Tempo 1822 6000 Tsra Fwe045cb=

re:crash
 

Al-Jazeera television station said it was a Sudan Airways passenger jet, and Najib confirmed the plane was from a Sudanese airline. Video showed emergency escape chutes deployed at the side of the aircraft.
Spokesmen for the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington could not immediately provide any details of the incident on Tuesday afternoon, but said they were continuing to monitor the situation.
Sudan has a poor aviation safety record. In May, a plane crash in a remote area of southern Sudan killed 24 people, including key members of the southern Sudanese government.
In July 2003, a Sudan Airways Boeing 737 en route from Port Sudan to Khartoum crashed soon after takeoff, killing all 115 people on board.
After that crash, Sudanese officials blamed sanctions for restricting vital aircraft parts. The U.S. State Department said there was no ban on equipment needed for aviation safety.
In 1997, then President Clinton issued an executive order barring the export of goods and technology to Sudan because of the country's "support for international terrorism, ongoing efforts to destabilize neighboring governments, and the prevalence of human rights violations.

Seem like it was this plane, http://www.planesregister.com/aircraft/a310-548.htm
18 year-old plane, former owner Air India and Singapore Airlines.

Diverted flight
 

Looks like a diverted flight to alternate (Port Sudan) which re-tried to land at KRT later. I remember numerous incidents and accidents (KLM & PA crash, the largest air incident in history at Tenerife as an example) after such diversions. Yes, the operation hours might be within limits and regulations, but why are incidents closely correlated to diversions and delays?

Airport Closed
 

Some more details emerging...

http://in.reuters.com/article/topNew...34002820080610

It's sad to see so strong signs of wind, so few chutes and no signs of firefighters on the CNN video.

Report, IAPs, Video, METARs ...

http://avherald.com/h?article=408093a8

A310
 

What a tragedy - this aircraft was brought in only recently. Talk of a technical failiure of some kind on approach.The wind is certainly strong but not unuasual for KRT.

Very sad