Accident: Airjet Angola E145 at Kolwezi on Nov 17th 2025, touched down before runway, aircraft in flames
By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Nov 17th 2025 12:13Z, last updated Monday, Nov 17th 2025 17:45Z
An Airjet Angola Embraer ERJ-145, registration D2-AJB performing flight MBC-100 from Lubumbashi to Kolwezi (DR Congo) with 26 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Kolwezi’s runway 29 but touched down before the displaced runway threshold resulting in a main gear collapse and 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. The Minister was travelling to monitor an accident at the Kalando Mine near Kolwezi, in which on Nov 15th 2025 more than 40 workers lost their lives in a reported bridge collapse due to rains.
Kolwezi Airport features a runway 11/29 of 2410 meters/7900 feet length and mainly serves the local copper mine. However, the threshold of runway 29 was displaced by 1000 meters due to work in progress on the runway.
DR Congo’s BPEA opened an investigation into the accident stating, that the aircraft operated Kinshasa N’Djili to Kolwezi via Lubumbashi. At Kolwezi the aircraft skidded off the runway and caught fire. There were no fatalities, later adding that there was only material damage.
Related NOTAM:
B0233/25 NOTAMN
Q) FZZA/QMRHW/IV/NBO/A/000/999/104600S0253000E/005
A) FZQM
B) 2511130800
C) 2512200600 EST
D) TOUS LES JOURS HJ DU 13 NOVEMBRE AU 20 DECEMBRE 2025/DAILY SR-SS
E) WIP RENFORCEMENT DE CHAUSSEE RWY 29.
THR 29 DECALLE DE 1000M
DISTANCE RESTANTE 1500M.
WIP ROAD REINFORCEMENT RWY 29.
THR 29 SHIFT 1000M
DISTANCE RAMAINING 1500M.
DISTANCES DECLARES/DECLARED DISTANCES
RWY TORA TODA ASDA LDA (M)
11 1500 1500 1500 1500
29 1500 1500 1500 1500
