Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 January 1996
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: African Air, lsf Moscow Airlines
Registration Number: RA-26222
Location: Kinshasa-N’Dolo Airport (NLO) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and/or fuel system.Aircraft engine and/or fuel system.
Category: Accident
A Moscow Airways An-32 freighter aircraft, carrying a Russian crew, aborted takeoff from Kinshasa-N’Dolo Airport due to an inability to gain altitude. The aircraft overran the runway by 600 meters, resulting in a crash into a market square. An unconfirmed report indicates the aircraft was overloaded by 595 pounds. The aircraft was owned by Moscow Airways and operated by a Russian crew.A Moscow Airways An-32 freighter aircraft, carrying a Russian crew, aborted takeoff from Kinshasa-N’Dolo Airport due to an inability to gain altitude. The aircraft overran the runway by 600 meters, resulting in a crash into a market square. An unconfirmed report indicates the aircraft was overloaded by 595 pounds. The aircraft was owned by Moscow Airways and operated by a Russian crew.
Description
The An-32 freighter plane couldn’t gain height after takeoff from Kinshasa-N’Dolo Airport. The crew elected to abort the takeoff, but the aircraft overran the runway by 600 m and crashed into a market square. Unconfirmed reports say the aircraft was overloaded by 595 pounds. The aircraft was owned by Moscow Airways and was also flown by a Russian crew. African Air wasn’t authorized to operate this flight, and has therefore borrowed authorization papers from Scibe Airlift.
Primary Cause
Overloading of the aircraft.Overloading of the aircraft.Share on:
