Narrative:
The Airbus A310 cargo plane suffered a runway excursion after landing at Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aircraft landed on runway 17 but failed to stop on the remaining runway. It continued off the runway and impacted several houses, killing at least eight persons on the ground.
Houses are located 300 m past the end of the paved surface of runway 17, on the extended runway centreline.
The accident happened after a period of heavy rainfall.
On August 19, 2015, a Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300 sustained serious damage when loose runway tarmac slabs hit the stabilizers during takeoff from Mbuji-Mayi.
Congo Airways suspended all of its flights to Mbuji-Mayi as of on December 8 until further notice due to the degradation of the airport's runway. The Congolese authorities, the RVA (Régie des voies aériennes), inspected the runway on December 20 and concluded it was indeed old but considered it still "practicable".
The airport's runway 17/35 is 2000 m (6558 ft) long.
» Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300 takeoff incident Mbuji Mayi
» BEA - Bilan des enquêtes ouvertes pendant la période du 21/12 au 27/12/2015
accident date: 24-12-2015
type: Airbus A310-304
registration: VT-EJI
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 24 December 2015 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A310-304 (F) |
| Operator: | Serve Air |
| Registration: | 9Q-CVH |
| MSN: | 413 |
| First flight: | 1986-03-07 (29 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-80C2A2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM) ( Congo (Democratic Republic))
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lubumbashi-Luano Airport (FBM/FZQA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
| Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM/FZWA), Congo (Democratic Republic) |
The Airbus A310 cargo plane suffered a runway excursion after landing at Mbuji-Mayi Airport (MJM), Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aircraft landed on runway 17 but failed to stop on the remaining runway. It continued off the runway and impacted several houses, killing at least eight persons on the ground.
Houses are located 300 m past the end of the paved surface of runway 17, on the extended runway centreline.
The accident happened after a period of heavy rainfall.
On August 19, 2015, a Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300 sustained serious damage when loose runway tarmac slabs hit the stabilizers during takeoff from Mbuji-Mayi.
Congo Airways suspended all of its flights to Mbuji-Mayi as of on December 8 until further notice due to the degradation of the airport's runway. The Congolese authorities, the RVA (Régie des voies aériennes), inspected the runway on December 20 and concluded it was indeed old but considered it still "practicable".
The airport's runway 17/35 is 2000 m (6558 ft) long.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» Radio Okapi, 24 Dec. 2015» Korongo Airlines Boeing 737-300 takeoff incident Mbuji Mayi
» BEA - Bilan des enquêtes ouvertes pendant la période du 21/12 au 27/12/2015
Photos
accident date: 24-12-2015
type: Airbus A310-304
registration: VT-EJI
Video, social media
Service air crash the pilot did try and that's not really his fault but runway shots certainly bad weather.
Posted by Luc Ntambwa on Sunday, 27 December 2015
L'avion qui a raté l atterrissage aujourd'hui à mbujimayi #RDC pic.twitter.com/IKwc4NswYJ
— Eddy Mwela (@EddyMwela) December 24, 2015Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 1986 | F-WWCJ | Airbus | first flight |
| 29 May 1986 | VT-EJI | Air India | delivered |
| 28 August 2006 | VT-EJI | Air India | All tyres burst during rejected take-off Nairobi, Kenya |
| March 2011 | 5X-HJI | Shiv Air, opf Services Air | registered |
| unknown | 9Q-CVH | Services Air | registered |
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lubumbashi-Luano Airport to Mbuji-Mayi Airport as the crow flies is 745 km (465 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lubumbashi-Luano Airport to Mbuji-Mayi Airport as the crow flies is 745 km (465 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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