Incident Overview
Date: Monday 12 June 2000
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-28
Owner/operator: Tepavia Trans
Registration Number: ER-AJB
Location: Kamituga Airport –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Left main landing gear support, brake pipes, hydraulics, fuel tanks, and fuel.Left main landing gear support, brake pipes, hydraulics, fuel tanks, and fuel.
Category: Accident

A helicopter crashed in Kamituga, DR Congo, resulting in a significant incident involving a gas explosion, brake pipe destruction, hydraulic loss, fuel tank rupture, and ignition of fuel. The aircraft veered to the left and collided with metal structures and a lorry, leading to a subsequent explosion. The crew escaped through a blister, suffering severe burns.A helicopter crashed in Kamituga, DR Congo, resulting in a significant incident involving a gas explosion, brake pipe destruction, hydraulic loss, fuel tank rupture, and ignition of fuel. The aircraft veered to the left and collided with metal structures and a lorry, leading to a subsequent explosion. The crew escaped through a blister, suffering severe burns.
Description
Whilst landing at Kamituga, DR Congo, the shock absorber of the left main landing gear support failed due to a gas explosion, followed by destruction of the brake pipes and loss of hydraulics. The fuel tanks in the left wing broke and fuel ignited. The aircraft became uncontrollable, veered to the left and collided with metal structures of a hangar and subsequently collided with a lorry causing an explosion. The crew managed to escape through the right blister with both pilots suffering severe burns.
Source of Information
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Gas explosion and subsequent ignition of fuel tanks and fuel.Gas explosion and subsequent ignition of fuel tanks and fuel.Share on: