OCCURRENCE REPORT

ICAO File : 99000060
Occurrence Class	Accident	Status	Open
Date	1999-02-04	Time
State of occurrence	Angola	Damage	Destroyed
Location	LUZAMBA

Occurrence categories

ARC: Abnormal runway contact

RE: Runway excursion

F-POST: Fire/smoke (post-impact)

Narrative

AIRCLAIMS:FOLLOWING A VISUAL APPROACH TO LUZAMBA, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG, REPORTEDLY TOUCHING DOWN ABOUT HALFWAY ALONG THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY NOT STOPPED BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IT OVERRAN. THE AIRCRAFT FELL INTO A 'DEEP DITCH' BROKE UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE RUNWAY AT LUZAMBA IS 1,500M LONG. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING A FLIGHT FROM LUANDA. IT IS CLAIMED THAT THE 'ANGOLIAN CAA SUSPECT THAT THE CREW WERE DRUNK BUT THAT THEY CONCEALED THE RESULTS OF THE ALCOHOL TESTS'. THESE ALLEGATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.

Sequence of events
1 Aircraft operation general - Aircraft off movement area - Aircraft overrun during Powered aircraft - Landing - Landing roll
2 Aircraft operation general - Aircraft collision obstacle - Collision a/c-object-ground - Collision a/c-other object during Powered aircraft - Landing - Landing roll
3 Aircraft operation general - Aircraft fire/explosion - Aircraft fire during Powered aircraft - Post-impact

Aircraft Information
Registration	EL-ANZ		Operator	AIR ANGOLA - (not coded)
Make/Model	ANTONOV - AN-26/AN-26B		Operation type	Commercial Air Transport - Non-scheduled revenue ops - Domestic - Cargo
Injuries	Fatal	Serious	Minor	None	Unknown
Crew	0	0	0	6	0
Pax	2	9	0	19	0