Created Monday, May 6th 2024 11:11Z, last updated Wednesday, May 22nd 2024 18:13Z
A Serve Air Cargo Boeing 737-300 freighter, registration 9S-AKK performing a flight from Mbandaka to Kinshasa N'djili (DR Congo), was on approach to runway 24 descending through about 11,000 feet, when the left hand engine (CFM56) failed and was shut down. Subsequently the aircraft continued for landing on runway 24, upon activating the right hand reverser the aircraft veered right off the runway at about 19:00L (18:00Z), came to a stop with all gear on soft ground and was disabled. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage with the right hand engine missing and the left hand engine substantially damaged.
The aircraft was towed off the runway about 1.5 hours later and the airport resumed operations.
The aircraft was subsequently lifted off by two large cranes.
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFB performing flight
SN-359 from Luanda (Angola) to Kinshasa N'Djili, was enroute at FL250 about half way between the aircraft when the aircraft entered a hold at FL250 at 19:02Z for about 30 minutes, then decided to return to Luanda. At about 19:45Z the aircraft again turned around now towards Kinshasa and landed safely on Kinshasa's runway 24 at 20:15Z.
On May 22nd 2024 DR Congo's BPEA reported one of the engines failed at about 10,000 feet, upon touch down one of the engines separated causing a runway side excursion. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, the occurrence was rated an accident and is being investigated by the BPEA.
The aircraft off the runway:
The aircraft being lifted off the runway:
