[center][h2]DEMOCRACY: Election of 1993, Week 1[/h2][/center]

On Thursday, June 11th 1993, the Boeing 737 registered 7T-SAR, operated by Samgola Air, was taking off from Tenkossé City to undertake, with a three-hour delay, scheduled flight SAH 5122 to Lagos and Algiers. Six crew members (two flight crew and four cabin crew) and 97 passengers were on board. The co-pilot was pilot flying. No technical exemptions or deferred maintenance items applied to the airplane; on departure from Tenkossé City it had been subject to routine maintenance for a minor technical problem, a hydraulic pump having been changed in the circuit B landing gear bay. About five seconds after the airplane left the ground, at the moment when gear retraction was requested, a sharp thumping noise was recorded on the CVR. The airplane’s heading veered to the left, followed by a track correction. The Captain announced that he was taking over the controls. A short time later, the co-pilot told the control tower “we have a small problem”. The airplane continued to climb and reached a recorded height of about 400 ft.

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[i]Logo of Samgola Air (1973-current[/i])[/center]
The speed dropped progressively from 180 mph during lift-off, to stall speed at the end of the recording. In fact, about ten seconds before the crash, the noise of the stick shaker is heard on the CVR (which usually indicates that the airplane is 7% from its stall speed). The aural warning, which normally indicates a radar altitude below 200 ft, appeared about six seconds before the end of the recording. The airplane, with landing gear extended, struck the ground on its right side. A severe fire broke out immediately. The airplane slid along, losing various parts, struck and knocked over the airport perimeter fence then crossed a road before coming to a halt in flames. An alert was immediately sounded by the control tower. All but one of the 97 passengers and all of the six crew members perished, a total of 102 people.

This was the fourth major air crash featuring a Samgola Air aircraft and in a press conference on June 12th, Boeing representative Malcolm Inger said: "[i]Following analysis from staff at our home office and on site at Kamidye International Airport, we have concluded that the recent aviation incident of Flight 5122 was not the fault of the aircraft but it is hypothesized that pilot error caused the crash. We are requesting that Samgola Air immediately ground all flights until further notice.[/i]"

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[i]Wreck of Flight 5122 on June 11th, 1993[/i][/center]
Investigators checked the fuel load, weight and balance of the aircraft before flight, with no anomalies. Ground witnesses stated that just after taking off, a strange noise was heard which resembled explosion. A ground engineer gave the following statement:

"I was on the parking lot and I saw the plane take off on runway 02. Just after take-off, the aircraft swerved slightly to the left, then righted itself on the track and at that moment I noticed that the aircraft was losing speed and altitude, still with its landing gear down, until the moment of the crash, when there was a total explosion.” An investigation by the [b]African Aviation Safety Administration[/b] (AASA) is slated to take place within the next three weeks and will be published in that time.

[hider=Events of Week 1]
[list][*][b]New Event[/b] in [i]Tenkossé[/i] has appeared. (Any Party Leader that [b]ends[/b] their turn in that province will trigger the event).
[*][b]Major Change[/b]: [b]Samgolan GDP[/b] changes [b][color=red]-0.002%[/color][/b] as Samgola Air faces backlash from the international community, with several major shareholders cashing out and citizens abroad suddenly hesitant to book tickets with the air carrier.
[*][b]New Issue[/b]:
- [b][u]Regulation of Air Travel[/u][/b]: [i]Given the poor safety record of the private airline Samgola Air, perhaps it is time for the government to step in to ensure the safety of our citizens traveling domestically and abroad.[/i][/list][/hider]