What happened
While performing the takeoff roll at Kinshasa-N'DJili Airport, the pilot determined that the flight could not safely proceed and initiated a rejected takeoff. During the process of applying emergency braking to stop the aircraft, the nose landing gear failed and collapsed. This was followed by the failure of both main landing gears.
As a result of the gear failure, the aircraft slid along the runway on its underbelly before coming to a complete stop. There were 21 occupants on board the aircraft during the incident. All individuals successfully evacuated the plane without sustaining any injuries.
Findings
- The aircraft sustained damage that rendered it a total loss.
- The sequence of events was triggered by the collapse of the nose gear during the emergency braking phase of the aborted takeoff.