Accident
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | Voorlopig |
| Datum: | 08 SEP 2005 |
| Tijd: | ca 08:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | TMK Air Commuter |
| Registratie: | 9Q-CBO |
| Constructienummer: | 735 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1980 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 18 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 20 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Murambi (Kongo (Democratische Republiek)) |
| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Kongo (Democratische Republiek) |
| Butembo Airport (FZBM), Kongo (Democratische Republiek) |
The Twin Otter departed Goma at 08:13 for a domestic flight to Butembo. About two minutes after departure an engine powerloss occurred. The pilot decided to try and make an emergency landing at Gisenyi Airport, just over the border with Rwanda. The airplane did not make it to the airport and a forced landing was carried out in a banana field. Some three occupants sustained injuries. The Twin Otter sustained serious damage to the fuselage. A.o. the right wing broke off on impact.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
