Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 August 2002
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208 Caravan I
Owner/operator: Aviation Sans Frontires
Registration Number: F-OHLG
Location: Pimu Airstrip –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, landing gear and control surfaces)Aircraft Control System (specifically, landing gear and control surfaces)
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a landing malfunction, resulting in it leaving the airstrip.A commercial aircraft experienced a landing malfunction, resulting in it leaving the airstrip.
Description
Bounced on landing and went off the airstrip as a result.
Primary Cause
Landing conditions ? potential for unstable surface conditions leading to a loss of control.Landing conditions ? potential for unstable surface conditions leading to a loss of control.Share on:
