You can edit almost every page by Creating an account. Otherwise, see the FAQ.

2015 Services Air Airbus A310 crash

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


2015 Services Air A310 crash
The aircraft involved on 11 July 2009, while still in service with Air India Cargo
Accident
Date24 December 2015 (2015-12-24)
SummaryRunway excursion
SiteMbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6°08′00″S 23°34′24″E / 6.1334°S 23.5734°E / -6.1334; 23.5734Coordinates: 6°08′00″S 23°34′24″E / 6.1334°S 23.5734°E / -6.1334; 23.5734
⧼validator-fatal-error⧽


Total fatalities8 (all on the ground)
Total injuries9 (all on the ground)
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A310-304F
Aircraft nameSaraswati
OperatorServices Air
Registration9Q-CVH
Flight originLubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
DestinationMbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Occupants5
Crew5
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors5
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities8
Ground injuries9

On 24 December 2015, at 08:35, an Airbus A310-304F cargo aircraft, operated by Congolese company Services Air on a domestic flight, ran off the end of the runway and crashed in a residential area while landing at Mbuji-Mayi Airport in the city of Mbuji-Mayi, the capital of Kasai-Oriental province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eight people were killed and nine others were injured, all of whom were people in the residential area. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, but the five crew members were uninjured. The aircraft overshot the runway by about 500 m (1,640 ft) and ploughed into the residential area, destroying several homes.[1]

Accident[edit]

The pilot informed Ngoyi Kasanji, governor of Kasai-Oriental province, that a brake problem on the aircraft was the cause of the accident. According to witnesses the aircraft had already gone around twice and on the third landing attempt it touched down about halfway along the runway and was unable to stop before rolling off the end. The A310 came to a stop on soft ground among houses about 500 m (1,640 ft) past the runway end.[2]

References[edit]

  1. "Cargo plane crash in Congo kills seven on the ground". UPI. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. "Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

Template:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


This article "2015 Services Air Airbus A310 crash" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:2015 Services Air Airbus A310 crash. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.