Plane misses runway, lands in lava in east Congo
By The Associated Press
This article was published November 19, 2009 at 7:44 a.m.
KINSHASA, Congo — A U.N.-run radio station says a passenger plane overshot a runway in eastern Congo and landed in lava, injuring 20 people.
Radio Okapi said the plane was flying from Kinshasa to Goma on Thursday and passengers had warned the crew that there were heavy clouds. One passenger told the station that the plane had landed in lava near Goma’s airport.
An official from the U.N. mission in Congo, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he does not have permission to speak with media, said there were 117 passengers aboard.
They included the governor of North Kivu province, who was not hurt.
In April 2008, a DC-9 crashed while failing to lift off from Goma’s airport leaving at least 40 people dead. A 2002 volcanic eruption sent lava oozing onto Goma’s runway.
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