Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 April 2002
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-366C
Owner/operator: Hewa Bora Airways
Registration Number: 9Q-CKB
Location: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport (FIH) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right main undercarriage of the 707 aircraft.Right main undercarriage of the 707 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A 707 aircraft experienced a severe landing at Kinshasa-NDjili Airport due to adverse weather conditions. Directional control was lost, resulting in the plane running off the runway and causing damage to the right main undercarriage.A 707 aircraft experienced a severe landing at Kinshasa-NDjili Airport due to adverse weather conditions. Directional control was lost, resulting in the plane running off the runway and causing damage to the right main undercarriage.
Description
Weather at Kinshasa-NDjili Airport was stormy as the 707 landed on runway 24. Directional control was lost and the plane ran off the side of the runway causing the right main undercarriage to collapse.
Primary Cause
Loss of directional control during landing due to stormy weather.Loss of directional control during landing due to stormy weather.Share on:
