Army plane overruns apron at Ghana Air Force Base

The Ghana Air Force, on Wednesday, escaped a disaster after a military airplane reportedly overrun the apron during an engine run.

According to Pulse, the incident occurred at Ghana's Air Force base in Accra at around 11 am on Wednesday morning.

The Director of Public Affairs of the Armed Forces, Col. Eggrey Quarshie, said in a statement that the aircraft involved was CASA C295 with registration number GHF552.

It said the crew members are all safe, adding that investigations are already underway to know the cause of the accident.

“Preliminary investigations team has been constituted to come up with an initial report within 48 hours. The manufacturers of the aircraft, Airbus have been notified of the accident,” sections of the statement read.

“They are expected to fly in a team to join their Ghanaian counterparts for a thorough assessment of the aircraft damage.”

The statement further assured the public that the accident has not disrupted the activities of the Ghana Armed Forces.

“The Ghana Armed Forces wishes to assure the public and especially its clientele that the Ghana Air Force is still operational and its activities have not been affected by this incident.

“The morale of personnel is high and all are going about their normal activities,” it added. [Pulse]

WHAT IS AN APRON?

The airport apron, apron, flight line, or ramp is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded. [Wikipedia]