Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 19 March 2000
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator: United Nations – UN, lsf Air Urga
Registration Number: UR-26586
Location: Goma Airport (GOM) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight Control SystemAircraft Flight Control System
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft encountered windshear approximately 1 kilometer before touchdown at Goma. The pilot initiated a go-around procedure but was unable to arrest the aircraft’s descent, resulting in a belly landing to the left of the runway.An Antonov aircraft encountered windshear approximately 1 kilometer before touchdown at Goma. The pilot initiated a go-around procedure but was unable to arrest the aircraft’s descent, resulting in a belly landing to the left of the runway.
Description
With about 1 km to go before touchdown at Goma, the Antonov encountered windshear. The pilot executed a go around procedure but the aircraft’s descent could not be arrested. It belly landed left of the runway.
Primary Cause
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