- Date
- November 12, 2009, 11:15 local (11:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- 5Y-JLDBombardier CL600 2B19
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75068
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Factual narrative
On November 12, 2009, at approximately 1115 UTC, a Rwandair Canadian Regional Jet 600 impacted a building after returning to Kigali International Airport after the pilots reported a technical problem. Rwandair flight WB 205 had departed Kigali, Rwanda, enroute to Entebbe, Uganda, at 1054 but requested a return. The airplane landed on its second attempt and taxiied to a parking area but then began taxiing away at high speed and veered to the right until impacting the control tower building. There were 10 passengers and 5 crew members on board (two pilots, two cabin crew, and an engineer), and one passenger was fatally injured. The investigation is being conducted by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority.
Aircraft
- Registration
- 5Y-JLD
- Reported as
- Bombardier CL600 2B19 (100)
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Rwandair
- Registered owner
- Gie Lerns