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| Date: | Friday 22 June 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Antonov An-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Valan International Cargo Charter Ltd. |
| Registration: | ER-AET |
| MSN: | 2105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lodja Airport (LJA/FZVA) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Lodja Airport (LJA/FZVA) |
| Kigali International Airport (KGL/HRYR) | |
| Investigating agency: | ICAO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the takeoff roll at Lodja, as the aircraft accelerated through 160KPH, the pilot saw two children running towards the runway. He immediately elected to abort the takeoff. The aircraft was not brought to a halt before the end of the runway and it overran onto soft ground where its nose-wheel dug in and collapsed. The aircraft came to rest 30 Meters beyond the end of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/4d18cb077c5e419b8a888d387a50c638/iata-safety-report-2001.pdf
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/30_22112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2004 | 9XR-SN | Sun Air Charter | 0 | Kigali International Airport (KGL) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2025 10:59 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 05-Apr-2025 11:00 | ASN | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 25-Apr-2025 20:11 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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