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Old 25th Oct 2007, 14:57
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A Bravo Air Congo plane kills a soldier during take-off

Tyres blast at take-off.

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http://www.crash-aerien.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5207
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Old 25th Oct 2007, 15:16
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If you think that this news is worthy of our attention and bearing in mind it's an English speaking forum, why not take the trouble to interpret the link and give details in English ??
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I rather like the Google translation:
Gemena (Rep. Dem. The Congo) - A plane of the Congolese airline Air Bravo Congo killed a soldier who was faction in the runway during its takeoff from the regional airport Gemena (Rep. Dem. The Congo) as a result of a failed takeoff, which could have finished in catatrophe.

The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas DC9-30, K6-351 flight, which was to carry out liaison circular Kinshasa-Mbandaka - Gemena-Kinshasa (Rep. Dem. The Congo) was off from his call on the regional airport Gemena to the international airport in Kinshasa N'Djili with 81 people on board including seven crew members, approximately 14h00 local time, when, for reasons still uncertain, but that might be the tire of train d 'landing, the pilots were unable to master the aircraft at take-off and struck the brunt of a soldier who had been placed along the trail to prevent the public from crossing. Preliminary evidence, the man was allegedly killed on the spot. The aircraft for its part, managed to take the air and take off before the pilots n'annulent the trip and return to Kinshasa for reasons that are unknown in Mbandaka (Rep. Dem. The Congo), last stop where passengers were disembarked and had to wait another day after the flight.
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Old 25th Oct 2007, 15:59
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Unmarked close in obstacle; being frangible would he have to be notam'd?

That aside, very sad. Were it I flying, I would have problems sleeping at night after an event like that.
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Sounds like somebody misjudged the rotation point
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Grrr Bravo Air Congo

February,2007. the end of the first week 8 or 9th. This same carrier struck a civilian walking across the end of runway 35 in Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo. Airport security is less than ideal there and most other DRCongo airports.
The interesting part was the main gear tire tracks in the grass right up to the point the person was killed. Arrived there shortly after this incident.
Bukavu is 2000 metres long at 5750 feet ASL.
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Sounds like somebody misjudged the rotation point
Or the aircraft was nowhere near the centreline?
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