Le nqwelo-moya igwetyiwe yaqhutywa nguDanny Philemotte oneminyaka engama-62 ubudala, nowayengumnikazi wenkampani yeenqwelomoya, kwaye iqhutywa ngokubambisana nguChris Wilson oneminyaka engama-39 ubudala waseCheltenham, eNgilani.
Yayisendleleni isuka eKinshasa isiya eBandundu, xa yantlitheka ngekhilomitha enye kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya, yabulala bonke abasebenzi abathathu kunye nabakhweli abali-17. Kwakukho umntu owasindayo owaba lingqina elibalulekileyo.
Ingozi yenqwelomoya ka-2010 e-Congo eyabulala abantu abangama-20 inokuba ibangelwe ngabakhweli abakhwela inqwelomoya besiya kumgangatho wenqwelomoya bebaleka ingwenya ebalekile, nto leyo ebangele ukuba inqwelomoya ime, iva inkundla yamatyala e-UK.
Kwenziwa uphando ngale ngozi eGloucester, eNgilani, kufutshane nalapho umqhubi wenqwelo-moya wayevela khona. Yafumanisa ukuba ingwenya eyayisindile, ekwazileyo ukukrazula indlela yayo yokuphuma ebhegini, kusenokwenzeka ukuba yabangela ukuxinana kuloo ndlu, nto leyo eyabangela ukuba inqwelo-moya yantywila ngeempumlo.
Igosa lokuqala uChris Wilson wayeka umsebenzi wakhe njengelungu le-cabin crew kunye ne-airline yase-Bhritane waza wafudukela kwi-Democratic Republic of the Congo ukuze alandele iphupha lakhe lokuba ngumqhubi wenqwelomoya.
Wajoyina inkampani yaseCongo iFilair ukuze avale iiyure eziyi-1,000 ezifunekayo ukuze afumane ilayisensi yokuqhuba ishishini.
Kodwa uWilson watshela umntakwabo uMartin ukuba i-airline yayingathembekanga kwinqanaba lokuba yingozi kwaye u-copilot wakhe waseBelgium, uMnu Philemotte, wayengenakukwazi ukuba uChris wayengazi ukuba wayehamba njani. Izinto zenziwe mbi ngakumbi kukuba uPhilemotte wayenayo inkampani yeenqwelomoya.
UChris uphinde wathi iyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba abakhweli bajikeleze kwaye beme xa benzelwe ukuhlala phantsi, besenza inqwelomoya ukuba ingazinzi.
Yayikwayinto eqhelekileyo ukuba abakhweli bakhwelise izilwanyana, ngokungathi yiteksi kungekhona inqwelo-moya.
I-Czech eyakha iLet 410 yayibhabha isuka kwikomkhulu laseKinshasa isiya eBandundu xa yantlitheka kwindlu engaphantsi kwekhilomitha enye ukusuka kumgaqo weenqwelo-moya.
Amajelo eendaba asekuhlaleni anike ingxelo ngexesha lengozi ukuba ingwenya encinci yaphuncuka kwibhegi yomgibeli, abakhweli boyika kwaye benyukela ngaphambili kwinqwelomoya beyibangela ukuba ingazinzi kwaye ingqubeke.
Abakhweli kunye nabasebenzi abangama-20 basweleke kule ngozi, kodwa kwasinda umntu omnye onike ingxelo yengwenya. Kuyabonakala ukuba neso silwanyana sasinda.
Noko ke, nangona umntu owazibonela ngawakhe amehlo, kusekho ukungaqiniseki okuninzi ngokuphathelele oonobangela bokwenene bale ngozi.
UTimothy Atkinson, umphandi wengozi yomoya osebenza kweli tyala, uthe khange akwazi ukufikelela kuzo naziphi na izigqibo eziqinisekileyo kuba abasemagunyeni baseCongo bebengamniki umshicileli wenqwelomoya webhokisi emnyama.
“Eyona ngcaciso ndinokuthi ndiyifumane yeyokuba inqwelo-moya yamisa, okanye ibikwi-spin ngaphambi kwempembelelo, enokuba ibivela kwizizathu ezahlukeneyo. Ngokusisiseko, yawa esibhakabhakeni,” utshilo.
Umphenyi wetyala kuphando, uMnumzana Dooley, uthe wanikwa uthotho lwezizathu ezinokubakho, eziquka ukunqongophala kwamafutha, ukugcwala kakhulu, ukusilela kwe-injini, impazamo yomqhubi wenqwelo-moya, ukugcinwa kakubi kunye nokonakaliswa.
“Iingxaki zamangqina angqalileyo neengxaki zebhokisi emnyama zibangele ukuba kuqikelelwe okungacacanga ukuba kwenzeke ntoni ngale ngozi. Ekuphela kwento esinayo zizinto ezinokwenzeka kunokuba zibe nokwenzeka,” utshilo.
Umnumzana Dooley wafunda i-imeyile evela kutata kaChris, uRob, eya kumagosa aseCongo. URob uthe wathetha nomphandi wokuqala owathi, “Kukho inene elize nebali lengwenya. Kuyabonakala ukuba kukho ivideo yengwenya ikhutshwa kwinqwelomoya,” utshilo.
Amajelo eendaba asekuhlaleni abika ngelo xesha ukuba omnye wabakhweli wathatha le ngwenya wayingenisa kwinqwelo-moya ukuze ayithengise.
Nangona kunjalo, kubonakala ngathi ingwenya ifumene ukuvela kwayo - emva kwengozi kuyabonakala ukuba yabulawa ngocelemba.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Local media reported at the time of the crash that a small crocodile escaped from a passenger's duffel bag, the passengers panicked and surged towards the front of the aircraft causing it to become unstable and crash.
- A 2010 plane crash in the Congo that killed 20 people may have been caused by passengers surging towards the flight deck to get away from an escaped crocodile, causing the plane to stall, a UK coroner's court heard.
- Igosa lokuqala uChris Wilson wayeka umsebenzi wakhe njengelungu le-cabin crew kunye ne-airline yase-Bhritane waza wafudukela kwi-Democratic Republic of the Congo ukuze alandele iphupha lakhe lokuba ngumqhubi wenqwelomoya.
