Narrative:
A Fokker 50 passenger plane, operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA), sustained substantial damage in a ground accident at Goma Airport (GOM), Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As the engines were running in preparation for a test flight, the main landing gear folded back, causing the fuselage to hit the tarmac. The fuselage sustained severe wrinkling to the forward fuselage.
Damaged on the ground
» Aéroports du Congo
» Voice of Congo
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 2015 |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Operator: | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA |
| Registration: | 9Q-CJB |
| MSN: | 20205 |
| First flight: | 1990-12-07 (24 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW125B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Goma Airport (GOM) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
A Fokker 50 passenger plane, operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA), sustained substantial damage in a ground accident at Goma Airport (GOM), Democratic Republic of the Congo.
As the engines were running in preparation for a test flight, the main landing gear folded back, causing the fuselage to hit the tarmac. The fuselage sustained severe wrinkling to the forward fuselage.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Zoomeco» Aéroports du Congo
» Voice of Congo
Photos
Video, social media
AÉROPORT DE GOMA: Avion Fokker 50 de la compagnie Fly CAA endommagé au sol lors du contrôle technique quelques minutes...
Posted by Aéroports du Congo on Thursday, 16 July 2015
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