Antonov AN-26 crash, Jun 29, 2005, Goma
Antonov AN-26 accident on June 29, 2005 near Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the left main landing...
- Date: June 29, 2005
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the left main landing gear on landing at Goma following a collision with an unidentified foreign object at Kongolo.
A Mango Airlines An-26 flying cargo from Kongolo to Goma struck an unidentified object on the takeoff roll at Kongolo. The crew could not retract the landing gear and continued to Goma with it extended. On landing at Goma the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft left the side of the runway. All nine occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.