B721, Kigali Rwanda, 2020

B721, Kigali Rwanda, 2020

Summary

On 13 November 2020, a Boeing 727-100 configured for cargo operations veered partially off the landing runway at Kigali after a late touchdown on a wet runway before regaining it approximately 1,000 metres later. The Investigation concluded that viscous hydroplaning after touchdown which occurred a significant distance left of the runway centreline had been contributory but absence of a prior go-around was causal. It was also found that the flight crew licences were invalid and that there were significant discrepancies in respect of the aircraft registration, the status of the operator and the validity of the Air Operator Certificate. 

Description

On 13 November 2020, a Boeing 727-100 (internally plated as 5Y-CIG but externally showing EY-724) was operating a non-scheduled international cargo flight from Nairobi to Kigali as TAK270 by Transafrican Air using the callsign designator of a former Russian operator Tatarstan Airlines (which had been required to cease operations almost seven years previously). After a late touchdown on the wet destination runway well to the left of the centreline following an ILS approach, it then partially exited the runway for approximately 1,000 metres before fully regaining it. The only occupants, the three man flight crew and two aircraft ground engineers, were uninjured but the aircraft and multiple runway edge lights were damaged.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Aviation Accident and Incident Directorate (AAID) of the Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure in accordance with the principles of ICAO Annex 13. 

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