Boeing 727 experiences mishap on landing in Goma
Boeing 727 experiences mishap on landing in Goma
21:08, November 20, 2009 
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A Boeing 727 of the African Aviation Company (AAC), an airline company of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), experienced a mishap while landing Thursday at the Goma international airport in North Kivu province and ended its course near the Nyiragongo volcano.
According to the Congolese news agency, some parts of the airplane were damaged, but the passengers on board including North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku survived the accident with only 10 of them suffering light injuries.
Two passengers suffering from shock were also rushed to a hospital for the United Nations mission in the DRC (MONUC).
Governor Paluku declared later in the day that his health status should not raise any worries. He attributed this accident to the wrong estimation by the pilot as the runway had been reduced to close to 1,000 meters by the volcanic lava.
Source: Xinhua
According to the Congolese news agency, some parts of the airplane were damaged, but the passengers on board including North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku survived the accident with only 10 of them suffering light injuries.
Two passengers suffering from shock were also rushed to a hospital for the United Nations mission in the DRC (MONUC).
Governor Paluku declared later in the day that his health status should not raise any worries. He attributed this accident to the wrong estimation by the pilot as the runway had been reduced to close to 1,000 meters by the volcanic lava.
Source: Xinhua
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