Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Statuts: | Préliminaire |
| Date: | 17 FEV 2002 |
| Heure: | 18:00 UTC |
| Type/Sous-type: | Canadair CL-44D4 |
| Compagnie: | Skymaster Freight Services |
| Immatriculation: | 9Q-CTS |
| Numéro de série: | 25 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1961 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Rolls Royce 515-10 Tyne |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 20 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 23 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Mbuji Mayi (République dém. du Cono) |
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Inconnu |
| Aéroport de départ: | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM/FZWA), République dém. du Cono |
| Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), République dém. du Cono |
An uncontained engine fire erupted from engine no.1, following which the aircraft lost height. Both fire bottles were fired on the engine, but with no success. Struggling to control the aircraft with bank angles of around 85 degrees, the crew tried to extend the flaps to 45 degrees. The rate of descent reduced to 700 feet/min, but an asymmetric flap condition caused a increase in the rate of descent to 1500 feet/min with bank angles up to 110 degrees at a speed of 98 knots. The captain then pulled the power off and performed a hard landing in a jungle clearing.
Sources:
» Peter van Leeuwen
» Yahoo Propliner Group
Photos
CL-44 c/n 25 seen here operating for Tradewinds; the aircraft moved to Africa in 1997, operating for Trans Lloyd Cargo under various registrations before being acquired by Skymaster Freight Services.
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Mbuji Mayi Airport et Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport est de 916 km (572 miles).
La distance entre Mbuji Mayi Airport et Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport est de 916 km (572 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
