Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 crash, Apr 4, 2011 (32 killed)
Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100 accident on April 4, 2011 near Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with 32 fatalities....
- Date: April 4, 2011
- Aircraft: Canadair RegionalJet CRJ-100
- Location: Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A microburst-type downdraft during the go-around, combined with an unstable approach flown too fast, weather that was not reported to the crew, and a runway left open below minimum visibility. The investigation also cited crew resource management and training shortcomings.
A Georgian-operated CRJ-100 flying a UN charter from Kisangani to Kinshasa went around in very poor weather at N'Djili. About 12 seconds after the go-around the nose dropped, and the jet struck the ground at about 180 knots short of the runway 24 threshold, sliding and coming to rest in flames. Of the 33 people aboard, one passenger survived and 32 died.