McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash, Nov 19, 2009, Goma
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 accident on November 19, 2009 near Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Under...
- Date: November 19, 2009
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
- Location: Goma, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation. The overrun occurred on a wet runway that had been shortened by a 2002 lava flow.
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 on a scheduled Kinshasa to Goma flight overran the runway on landing at Goma on a wet runway. It came to rest in a lava field beyond the runway end. About twenty passengers were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.