Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jul 12, 2006, Kigoma
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on July 12, 2006 near Kigoma, Kigoma Region, Tanzania with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach configuration after an...
- Date: July 12, 2006
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Kigoma, Kigoma Region, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration after an excessive rate of descent, which took the aircraft below the glide path; the crew did not initiate a second go-around for unknown reasons.
A UN-chartered Lockheed L-100 Hercules flying from Kamina via Manono to Kigoma in Tanzania went around once on the approach to runway 16. On the second attempt it descended below the glide path and struck the ground about 300 metres short of the threshold, then caught fire. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.