Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 June 2012
Aircraft Type: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
Owner/operator: International Trans Air Business – ITAB
Registration Number: 9Q-CIT
Location: Pweto Airport (PWO) –
ÿ Congo (Democratic Republic)
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Left wingLeft wing
Category: Accident
A Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 passenger plane crashed at Pweto Airport in D.R. Congo, resulting in no fatalities. The pilot executed a steep and tight approach, leading to a deep landing and subsequent off-runway impact with a rocky surface. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including a left wing strike and fuselage breakage.A Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 passenger plane crashed at Pweto Airport in D.R. Congo, resulting in no fatalities. The pilot executed a steep and tight approach, leading to a deep landing and subsequent off-runway impact with a rocky surface. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including a left wing strike and fuselage breakage.
Description
Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 passenger plane was destroyed in a landing accident at Pweto Airport (PWO), D.R. Congo. There were no fatalities. According to reports from the scene, the pilot made a steep and tight approach into the strip and landed deep. The airplane bounced up to about 20 feet and settled far down the runway. It went off the runway onto a rocky surface. The left wing struck an embankment and broke off. The fuselage broke in two.
Primary Cause
Steep and tight approach during landing, resulting in a deep landing and off-runway impact.Steep and tight approach during landing, resulting in a deep landing and off-runway impact.Share on:
