Incident Overview

Date: Saturday 28 May 2005
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Solenta Aviation
Registration Number: ZS-EGG
Location: Toende Aerodrome – ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: Aircraft Engine & Landing GearAircraft Engine & Landing Gear
Investigating Agency: CAA S.A.CAA S.A.
Category: Accident
A helicopter crashed during takeoff due to a runway condition ? specifically, the runway being too short and wet ? resulting in a catastrophic impact with trees. The pilot lost control, leading to a dive and structural damage to the aircraft.A helicopter crashed during takeoff due to a runway condition ? specifically, the runway being too short and wet ? resulting in a catastrophic impact with trees. The pilot lost control, leading to a dive and structural damage to the aircraft.

Description

The pilot, accompanied by a co-pilot , flight engineer and 9 passengers where onboard while taking off the aircraft engine stalled due to lack of airspeed, it was found that the runway which was sand was to wet and to short at 618 meters length. Shortly after takeoff the engine stall warning came on several hundred feet above runway when the pilot lost control and the aircraft dived into tall forest trees . The damage was structural on main landing gear , nose gear and engine which split in half.The flight to Mbudji’mayi Aerodrome in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) tfrom Toende Aerodrome in the DRC.. According to available records, the aircraft was correctly maintained. The last mandatory periodic inspection (MPI) was carried out on 12 February 2005 at 5 628.41 airframe hours, and the aircraft had accumulated a further 46.02 airframe hours since. Probable Cause DRC to determine.

Primary Cause

Runway Condition ? Short Runway Length and WetnessRunway Condition ? Short Runway Length and Wetness

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