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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A passenger aircraft hired to transport returnees from Upper Nile State experienced a runway excursion and sustained serious damage on Friday morning at Malakal Airport, an official said.<\/p>\n

The aircraft \u2013 Super 80 McDonnell Douglas with a registration \u2013 5Y-AXL had a rough landing at the airport at 8:33 am leading to extensive damage.<\/p>\n

Photos shared on social media show the plane first touched down in a bushy area before reaching the runway threshold.<\/p>\n

It then destroyed the two back wheels and smashed its wings on the ground until it came to a stop at the far end of the runway.<\/p>\n

Acting State Governor Jeremiah Deng Akol, however, said the crash is a minor issue and no one was reported injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is a minor accident, it was about to land, and it landed in a rough way. People are safe and the aircraft itself got damaged, but the people are okay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It is not clear what triggered the excursion by the passenger jet.<\/p>\n

Mr. Deng said the aircraft was contracted by the national government to airlift returnees coming from Sudan, adding that until the crash, it had been airlifting a number of three hundred returnees per a day for two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is one of the companies chartered by the government, it is chartered by the National government to facilitate the movement of the returnees who are accumulated here in Malakal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aircraft used to come and pick a number of 300 per a day or more than three hundred because it used to come twice a day and in one round it takes like 180.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plane crashes are commonly reported in South Sudan in what authorities blame on aged planes smuggled into the country by aviation companies.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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