Boeing 727-100 crash, Jan 31, 1995, Huambo-Albano Machado
Boeing 727-100 accident on January 31, 1995 near Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola with no fatalities. Cause: Incorrect approach configuration led...
- Date: January 31, 1995
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Huambo-Albano Machado, Huambo, Angola
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect approach configuration led to a late touchdown with insufficient landing distance, and the crew did not initiate a go-around. Poor braking on a wet, potholed runway is also cited.
A cargo Boeing 727 was told the first part of the runway at Huambo was closed for works. The crew landed about halfway down the runway with too little distance remaining, did not go around, and overran with the undercarriage collapsing. All three crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.