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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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| Date: | lundi 12 juin 2000 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Antonov An-28 |
| Compagnie: | Tepavia Trans |
| Immatriculation: | ER-AJB |
| Numéro de série: | 1AJ003-09 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1987 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Glushenkov TVD-10B |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Kamituga Airport ( République dém. du Cono)
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| Phase de vol: | A l'atterrissage (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | ? |
| Kamituga Airport (FZPB), République dém. du Cono |
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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