PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Oct 31, 2011, Shabunda
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on October 31, 2011 near Shabunda, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The...
- Date: October 31, 2011
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Shabunda, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The engine problem and the landing overrun were not investigated in available sources.
A PZL-Mielec An-28 operated by Swala Aviation took off from Shabunda carrying 16 passengers and reported engine problems, then decided to return. After landing it could not stop within the remaining runway, overran and stopped against an embankment. All passengers escaped and both pilots were injured, and the aircraft was written off. The exact date within October 2011 is unconfirmed.