Gulfstream GIV crash, Feb 12, 2012 (6 killed), Bukavu
Gulfstream GIV accident on February 12, 2012 near Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo with 6 fatalities. Cause: The crew was not focused on...
- Date: February 12, 2012
- Aircraft: Gulfstream GIV
- Location: Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew was not focused on the approach and was well above the glide path, landed long on a 2,000 m runway, did not use the spoilers and did not initiate a go-around.
A Gulfstream IV carrying Congolese government officials landed about 1,200 m past the threshold at Bukavu-Kavumu. Reverse thrust was used but the spoilers were not, and the aircraft could not stop, running off the left side of the runway down an embankment and breaking in two. Six people died, including both pilots, and several officials were seriously injured.