Antonov AN-12 crash, Oct 4, 2005 (2 killed), Aru
Antonov AN-12 accident on October 4, 2005 near Aru, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo with 2 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The right main gear...
- Date: October 4, 2005
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Aru, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The right main gear collapse on landing is documented, but its cause is not established in the sources reviewed.
An Antonov An-12 chartered by the Congolese army carried troops from Kisangani to Bunia. On landing at Aru airstrip the right main gear collapsed and the aircraft veered left and stopped beside the runway. Two soldiers walked into the running propellers and were killed, and eleven people were injured.