Incident Overview
Date: unk. date 1998
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-32B
Owner/operator: Filair, lsf Trans Charter
Registration Number: RA-48014
Location: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft crashed in Kinshasa-N’Djili, D.R. Congo in 1998, resulting in a nose gear collapse during landing due to heavy rain. Additional damage occurred during the removal from the runway.An Antonov aircraft crashed in Kinshasa-N’Djili, D.R. Congo in 1998, resulting in a nose gear collapse during landing due to heavy rain. Additional damage occurred during the removal from the runway.
Description
The aircraft was damaged in 1998 in a landing accident at Kinshasa-N’Djili, D.R. Congo. The aircraft suffered a nose gear collapse while landing in heavy rain. It suffered additional damage during removal from the runway. The Antonov was stored on the apron at N’Djili for some years.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Heavy rain conditions during landing.Heavy rain conditions during landing.Share on:
