2015 Services Air Airbus A310-300 crash

2015 Services Air Airbus A310-300 crash

An Airbus A310 freighter similar to the accident aircraft
Crash summary
Date 24 December 2015
Summary Accident
Site Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Passengers 0
Crew 5
Fatalities at least 8 (all on the ground)
Injuries (non-fatal) at least 9 (all on the ground)
Survivors 5
Aircraft type Airbus A-310-304F
Operator Services Air
Registration 9Q-CVH
Flight origin Lubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination Mbuji-Mayi Airport, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo

On 24 December 2015, at 08:35, an Airbus A-310-304F cargo aircraft, operated by Congolese company Services Air on a domestic flight, crashed in a residential area whilst landing at Mbuji-Mayi Airport in the city of Mbuji-Mayi, the capital of Kasai-Oriental province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eight people were killed and nine others were injured, all of whom were people in the residential area. The aircraft suffered substantial damage, but the five crew members were uninjured. The aircraft overshot the runway by about 500 m (1,640 ft) and ploughed into the residential area, destroying several homes.[1]

Accident

The pilot informed Ngoyi Kasanji, governor of Kasai-Oriental province, that a brake problem on the aircraft was the cause of the accident. According to witnesses the aircraft had already gone around twice and on the third landing attempt it touched down about halfway along the runway and was unable to stop before rolling off the end. The A310 came to a stop on soft ground among houses about 500 m (1,640 ft) past the runway end.[2]

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