
Descripción:
Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 passenger plane was destroyed in a landing accident at Pweto Airport (PWO), D.R. Congo. There were no fatalities.
According to reports from the scene, the pilot made a steep and tight approach into the strip and landed deep. The airplane bounced up to about 20 feet and settled far down the runway. It went off the runway onto a rocky surface. The left wing struck an embankment and broke off. The fuselage broke in two.
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| Fecha: | miércoles 20 junio 2012 |
| Tipo: |  Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I |
| Operador: | International Trans Air Business - ITAB |
| Registración: | 9Q-CIT |
| Numéro de série: | 193 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1968 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Pweto Airport (PWO) ( República Democrática del Congo)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Pasajeros |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Lubumbashi-Luano Airport (FBM/FZQA), República Democrática del Congo |
| Pweto Airport (PWO/FZQC), República Democrática del Congo |
Grumman G.159 Gulfstream 1 passenger plane was destroyed in a landing accident at Pweto Airport (PWO), D.R. Congo. There were no fatalities.
According to reports from the scene, the pilot made a steep and tight approach into the strip and landed deep. The airplane bounced up to about 20 feet and settled far down the runway. It went off the runway onto a rocky surface. The left wing struck an embankment and broke off. The fuselage broke in two.
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Distance from Lubumbashi-Luano Airport to Pweto Airport as the crow flies is 376 km (235 miles).
Distance from Lubumbashi-Luano Airport to Pweto Airport as the crow flies is 376 km (235 miles).
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