2012 Katanga Express Gulfstream IV crash

Aviation accident in DR Congo September 2019 Gulfstream G-400.jpg A Gulfstream IV similar to the aircraft involved Accident 2012 02 12 y Runway excursion on landing due to Pilot error Near Kavumu Airport, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.313 28.810 type:event_globe:earth_region:CG ti 6 5 Gulfstream IV Katanga Express N2SA Lubumbashi International Airport, Lubumbashi, DR Congo Kavumu Airport, Bukavu, DR Congo 12 10 2 5 4 8 2 On 12 February 2012, a Gulfstream IV aircraft operated by Katanga Express crashed in a plantation approximately twenty metres from Kavumu Airport near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo while attempting to land. Both pilots and two passengers were killed in the crash. Two farmers near the impact site also died after being struck by the aircraft.Crash de Bukavu : Oscar Gema succombe, Matata Ponyo, Antoine Ghonda et Chissambo hors du danger http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/81800 digitalcongo.net 28 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113110949/http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/81800 13 January 2014 dead Victims Both the pilot and co-pilot were killed in the impact, along with two farmers on the ground. Two of the eight passengers were also killed: the former Governor of Katanga Province and President Kabila's closest advisor Augustin Katumba Mwanke and the ex-President Director General of OGEDEP (Office de Gestion de la Dette Publique) and national deputy for the district of Lukunga Oscar Dimageko Gema, who died of his injuries two weeks later.Rescapé du crash de Bukavu, Oscar Gema est mort en Afrique du Sud https://www.radiookapi.net/actualite/2012/02/28/rescape-du-crash-de-bukavu-oscar-gema-est-mort-en-afrique-du-sud fr 16 March 2019 Radio Okapi 28 February 2012 Among the survivors was Finance Minister and future Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo, who was seriously injured, and the roving ambassador of President Kabila and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Antoine Ghonda.https://www.reuters.com/article/congo-democratic-crash-minister-idUSL5E8DC3L420120212 Finance minister wounded in Congo plane crash-govt Reuters 12 February 2012http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2012/02/14/congolese-minister-being-treated-in-south-africa Congolese minister being treated in South Africa timeslive.co.za 14 February 2012 Aircraft The aircraft was a Gulfstream IV, part of a twin-jet series introduced in 1985 for private or commercial use. It was built and delivered in February 1990 to DWC & BV (Trustee) under the registration N600ML. One month later, it was re-registered as N700GD and subsequently used by three additional airlines until 2004. A year later, the registration changed to N2SA, under which it operated until the day of the accident. Over its operational lifetime, the jet was utilized by ten different companies. Trident Airlines LLC, the final company to own the aircraft, acquired it approximately one year before the crash. The aircraft had been leased to Katanga Express, a charter airline based at Lubumbashi Airport, at the time of the accidentKatanga Express https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/KTN CH-Aviation 24 March 2025 Events A private domestic flight departed from Kinshasa with an intermediate stop in Goma to board additional passengers and refuel. The aircraft carried twelve individuals, including two crew members and ten passengers. Upon arriving in Bukavu, it touched down approximately 1,200 meters along the airport's 2,000-meter runway but did not come to a stop. It continued beyond the runway's end, descended an embankment, and came to rest in a ravine. The aircraft broke into two sections and did not catch fire.Gulfstream N2SA https://code7700.com/case_study_giv_n2sa.htm#gsc.tab=0 Code 7700 31 March 2025Runway Excursion Accident Gulfstream G-IV N2SA https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120212-0 Aviation Safety Network 31 March 2025 Photographs taken at the accident site indicate that the flaps were extended and thrust reversers on both engines were deployed. Aftermath After the crash, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's decided to suspend the license of Katanga Express while the Congolese and American teams investigated the cause of the crash.Mwanamilongo Saleh Congo suspends 2 airlines after crash http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9STPMK80.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150428102755/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9STPMK80.htm dead 28 April 2015 7 March 2012 Business Week 15 February 2012Congo Suspends two Airlines following deadly crash http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23587:congo-suspends-two-airlines-following-deadly-crash&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107 7 March 2012 defenceweb.co.za 16 February 2012 Katanga Express was listed as an air carrier banned from the European Union ten months later, in December 2012.Katanga Express https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/9234 Aviation Safety Network Investigation The investigation revealed that the airplane touched down about 1,200 meters past the threshold of the 2,000 meter runway. The 800 meters left for the landing rollout was insufficient to safely land a Gulfstream IV.Accident description https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320988 3 March 2012 Aviation Safety Network 12 February 2012 Probable cause The investigation determined that the flight crew did not maintain focus on the landing procedure during the approach phase, resulting in the aircraft being significantly above the intended glide path. Although reverse thrust was activated on both engines after touchdown, the spoilers were not deployed. The crew did not initiate a go-around or apply engine-and-air procedures. As a result, the aircraft overran the runway and crashed.November 2025 See also Aviation accidents and incidents References Category:2012 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Katanga Express Gulfstream IV crash Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:21st century in Bukavu Category:February 2012 in Africa Category:2010s disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:2012 disasters in Africa Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving runway overruns Category:2010s in South Kivu