2015 Services Air Airbus A310 crash
 An Airbus A310 freighter similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 December 2015 |
| Summary | Runway excursion |
| Site |
Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6°08′00″S 23°34′24″E / 6.1334°S 23.5734°ECoordinates: 6°08′00″S 23°34′24″E / 6.1334°S 23.5734°E |
| Total fatalities | 8 |
| Total injuries | 9 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A310-304F |
| Aircraft name | Saraswati |
| Operator | Services Air |
| Registration | 9Q-CVH |
| Flight origin | Lubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Destination | Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 5 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 8 |
| Ground injuries | 9 |
On 24 December 2015, at 08:35, an Airbus A310-304F cargo aircraft, operated by Congolese company Services Air on a domestic flight, 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
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 plane 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
- ↑ "Cargo plane crash in Congo kills seven on the ground". UPI. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- ↑ "Accident: Services Air A313 at Mbuji-Mayi on Dec 24th 2015, runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-25.