Incident Overview

Date: Friday 27 June 2014
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A200 Super King Air
Owner/operator: Air Tropiques, opf United Nations – UN
Registration Number: 9Q-CAJ
Location: Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) – ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Investigating Agency: BPEABPEA
Category: Accident
The Beech A200, operating under the MONUSCO mandate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experienced a ground incident during flight UNO 840 from Bunia to Goma Airport. The pilot initiated a go-around and subsequent landing procedure after detecting a red indication of gear extension, indicating a down-extension. Following this, the aircraft diverted to Kavumu Airport in Bukavu, engaging in a belly landing on the east clearance strip.The Beech A200, operating under the MONUSCO mandate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, experienced a ground incident during flight UNO 840 from Bunia to Goma Airport. The pilot initiated a go-around and subsequent landing procedure after detecting a red indication of gear extension, indicating a down-extension. Following this, the aircraft diverted to Kavumu Airport in Bukavu, engaging in a belly landing on the east clearance strip.

Description

The Beech A200 operated on behalf of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Flight UNO 840 from Bunia was about 5 nm on final for runway 36 at Goma Airport when the flight crew selected the undercarriage down. The gear extension lights were indicating red instead of green to confirm the actual extension. The pilot then executed a go-around and climbed to FL100, then FL 120 to enter a holding circuit. Attempts were made to deploy the undercarriage by following the emergency checklist procedure, but these attempts failed. The pilot decided to divert to Kavumu airport in Bukavu in order to carry out a belly landing on the east clearance strip of grassy runway 17. The crew and passengers evacuated the aircraft through the rear door. The probable causes of this accident are a combination of two essential factors: 1. Hardware factor: the refusal to extend the landing gears in electric mode following the malfunction of the fuse that prevented current from being conducted to the gear controls ; 2. Human factor: the lack of familiarity of the crew with the emergency described in the operator’s and manufacturer’s manual, lack of emergency simulation exercises for the proficiency check in accordance with the regulations in force RACD 08 paragraph 8.4.1.13 (point a)

Primary Cause

Hardware factor: Failure of the fuse to provide current to gear controls, resulting in refusal to extend landing gears.Hardware factor: Failure of the fuse to provide current to gear controls, resulting in refusal to extend landing gears.

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