An AirJet Angola Embraer ERJ-145 (D2-AJB) was destroyed after a runway excursion and post-landing fire at Kolwezi Airport, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on November 17, 2025. The aircraft, operating flight #MBC100 from Lubumbashi, touched down before the displaced threshold of runway 29, causing the main landing gear to collapse and the aircraft to veer off the runway. After the touchdown on a section of pavement not meant for landing, the aircraft skidded off the runway and cam

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An Airjet Angola Embraer ERJ-145, registration D2-AJB performing flight MBC-100 from Kinshasa to Kolwezi (DR Congo), landed on Kolwezi's runway 29 but came to a stop off the runway on its belly, the tail area burst into flames. The occupants evacuated. There were no injuries, however, the aircraft is reported completely burned down. The aircraft carried DR Congo's Minister of Mines and had been chartered to transport a delegation of the Ministry. Kolwezi Airport features a runway 11/29 of 2410 m

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Yesterday's Airjet Angola Embraer ERJ-145 (D2-AJB) crash landing, view from the cabin | Missed Approaches and go arounds

Runway contact area of the Airjet Angola Embraer ERJ-145 (registration D2-AJB) at Kolwezi Airport, D.R. Congo which was under maintenance along with a NOTAM B0233/25. The MLG wheels touched down on the civil work area of the Runway 11/29 of Kolwezi Airport on November 17, 2025. Runway 11/29 had only 1500m usable with 1000m due to maintenance work in progress until December this year. Upon touchdown, the Main Landing Gear collapsed followed by a Runway excursion, and the resultant fire in the emp