Antonov An-26 Cargo Aircraft Leaves Runway Touchdown In DR Congo

An Antonov An-26 operated by Congolese airline Air Kasaï suffered a runway tour after touchdown amid robust winds at Lisala Airport. Nobody was injured after the accident, however the plane suffered important injury to its nostril and nostril gear.

An-26 comes off runway

The cargo plane (registration: 9S-AFP) was working a cargo flight from Kinsasha N’dijili Airport (FIH) to Lisala Airport (LIQ) on Wednesday and landed throughout a storm. As reported by The Aviation Herald, the plane touched down on Lisala’s gravel runway – which measures 7,200 ft lengthy – however couldn’t brake sufficiently amid the slippery situations.

Native information outlet Radio Okapi provides that the plane was blown astray because it was touching down, suggesting a protracted touchdown. The An-26 subsequently overran the runway by round 660 ft and ended up on a non-public property containing a home. Thankfully, there have been no important accidents both contained in the plane or on the bottom, however the aircraft itself is seen in photographs from the scene carrying main injury, significantly to the nostril.

Carrying medical provides

In accordance with Radio Okapi, the aircraft was carrying long-lasting mattress nets to be distributed as a part of a malaria program. It isn’t clear if these provides have been broken through the incident, however a lot of the injury seems to have been focused on the nostril.

The airport’s runway has reportedly been in poor situation for a while now, which seems to have been a serious contributor to this accident. Because it was asphalted in 1990, locals say it has not acquired any repairs and is actually an accident ready to occur.