Narrative:The aircraft departed Oostende, Belgium at 02:00 for a flight to Kinshasa, D.R.Congo. A technical stop was made at Tunis, Tunisia.
The crew was unable to perform the runway 24 ILS approach because of an airborne equipment malfunction. They changed to a visual procedure for runway 24, with a left tail wind. The crew flew a short pattern because the pilot considered that he had very little fuel left. The landing was very hard and off centre. The DC-8 slid off the runway to the left. A fire ensued immediately.
Classification:
Heavy landing
Runway excursion
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep
Photos

accident date:
16-10-1999type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62F
registration: 9G-REM

accident date:
16-10-1999type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62F
registration: 9G-REM
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 Tunis-Carthage Airport to Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport as the crow flies is 4586 km (2866 miles).
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.