ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12BP 9L-LCR Goma Airport (GOM)
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Tuesday 27 May 2003
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-12BP
Operator:Showa Air
Registration: 9L-LCR
MSN: 4341801
First flight: 1964
Engines: 4 Ivchenko AI-20M
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Goma Airport (GOM) (   Congo (Democratic Republic))
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport (FKI/FZIC), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Destination airport:Goma Airport (GOM/FZNA), Congo (Democratic Republic)
Narrative:
An Antonov 12BP cargo plane, registered 9L-LCR, was damaged beyond repair in a runway excursion accident at Goma Airport (GOM), D.R. Congo. All four crew members survived. The airplane operated on a flight from Kisangani Airport (FKI) to Goma Airport (GOM).
The Antonov bounced and overran the runway on landing and came to rest in a lava field. Reports indicate that the airplane encountered a strong tailwind after touchdown, possibly due to a local thunderstorm in the area.
The plane was seen being dismantled at Goma in September 2003.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Air International issue 9.03,p.18
» ICAO Adrep
» Scramble 292


Photos

photo of Antonov-An-12BP-9L-LCR
accident date: 27-05-2003
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: 9L-LCR
photo of Antonov-An-12BP-9L-LCR
accident date: 27-05-2003
type: Antonov An-12BP
registration: 9L-LCR
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kisangani-Bangoka International Airport to Goma Airport as the crow flies is 493 km (308 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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