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| Date: | Monday 17 January 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26B |
| Owner/operator: | Air Kasai |
| Registration: | 9S-AFP |
| MSN: | 10605 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Lodja Airport (LJA/FZVA) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa |
| Lodja Airport (LJA/FZVA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Kasai Antonov An-26 suffered a runway excursion after landing on the unpaved dirt runway at Lodja, D.R. Congo. The aircraft stopped in the grass. It was towed back to the airstrip and subsequently departed again.
Sources:
https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/01/18/actualite/societe/kasai-atterrissage-rate-dun-avion-de-la-compagnie-air-kasai-lodja
https://iwebrdc.com/un-avion-rate-son-atterrissage-a-lodja/
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/27_20639
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 2022 | 9S-AFP | Air Kasai | 0 | Bunia Airport (BUX/FZKA) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 11 April 2023 | 9S-AFP | Air Kasai | 0 | Lisala Airport (LIQ/FZGA) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
Urgent
— Lungila John (@LungilaJ) January 17, 2022
L'avion de la compagnie Air Kasaï vient de rater son atterrissage à l'aéroport de Lodja. Dieu merci pas des dégâts matériels, ni humains. La modernisation des aéroports devient une urgente nécessité pic.twitter.com/LgprGgCSEt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2022 09:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jan-2022 17:51 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Feb-2025 20:15 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 10-Feb-2025 20:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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