# NTSB DCA19WA067: Boeing 737, Ndjili, Congo - Kinshasa, January 21, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 21, 2019
- Place: Ndjili, Congo - Kinshasa
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA067
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98876/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA067

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau (BPEA) of the Democratic Republic of Congo has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737, which occurred on January 21, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BPEA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the BPEA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9S-AHJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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