ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 320418
| Date: | Saturday 25 October 2014 |
| Time: | 14:16 |
| Type: |  Let L-410UVP |
| Owner/operator: | Mango Airlines |
| Registration: | 9Q-COT |
| MSN: | 831023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7187 hours |
| Cycles: | 8265 flights |
| Engine model: | Walter M-601D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3,7 km NW of Shabunda Airport -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY/FZMA) |
| Shabunda Airport (FZMW) | |
| Investigating agency: | BPEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Let L-410UVP turboprop aircraft was damaged beyond repair in an accident near Shabunda Airport, D.R. Congo. Both pilots sustained serious injuries.
The airplane had departed from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport (BKY) about 13:41 and operated on a domestic cargo flight to Shabunda with 1500 kg of cargo on board. After an uneventful flight the aircraft was configured for the final approach to Shabunda. During the approach the flight crew noticed a loss of power on engine no.2. The pilots were not able to resolve the issue. As the engine power as well as airspeed had dropped to a dangerously low level, the captain decided to make a forced landing in a palm tree field.
The aircraft stalled and impacted the ground 2 nautical miles from the runway.
Probable Causes: Human Factor
- Inadequate application of procedures and inappropriate emergency manoeuvres in accordance with the regulations to the emergency landing of the aeroplane ;
- Loss of control during a forced landing followed by a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Radio Okapi
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