Unfallbericht:
Whilst landing at Kamituga, DR Congo, the shock absorber of the left main landing gear support failed due to a gas explosion, followed by destruction of the brake pipes and loss of hydraulics.
The fuel tanks in the left wing broke and fuel ignited. The aircraft became uncontrollable, veered to the left and collided with metal structures of a hangar and subsequently collided with a lorry causing an explosion. The crew managed to escape through the right blister with both pilots suffering severe burns.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 12 Juni 2000 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Antonow An-28 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Tepavia Trans |
| Kennzeichen: | ER-AJB |
| Werknummer: | 1AJ003-09 |
| Baujahr: | 1987 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Glushenkov TVD-10B |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Kamituga Airport ( Kongo/Kinshasa)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
| Flug von: | ? |
| Kamituga Airport (FZPB), Kongo/Kinshasa |
Whilst landing at Kamituga, DR Congo, the shock absorber of the left main landing gear support failed due to a gas explosion, followed by destruction of the brake pipes and loss of hydraulics.
The fuel tanks in the left wing broke and fuel ignited. The aircraft became uncontrollable, veered to the left and collided with metal structures of a hangar and subsequently collided with a lorry causing an explosion. The crew managed to escape through the right blister with both pilots suffering severe burns.
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