Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 crash, Nov 12, 2009 (1 killed)
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 accident on November 12, 2009 near Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda with 1 fatality. Cause: Crew failure to deal with the...
- Date: November 12, 2009
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100
- Location: Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Cause: Crew failure to deal with the jammed thrust lever and overheated brakes, combined with limited knowledge of the aircraft and engine systems. A cowl support strut that could interfere with the throttle linkage and procedural lapses were contributing factors.
A JetLink Express CRJ-100 on a Kigali to Entebbe service suffered a jammed left thrust lever after takeoff and returned to Kigali at full power on one engine. While the aircraft was being chocked on the apron it started moving forward at speed, went through the blast fence and struck a building. One passenger died and several others were injured.