A PASSENGER plane has inexplicably ploughed into a VIP lounge after a successful emergency landing, killing one person.
The Rwandair plane had been bound for Uganda when the accident happened in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.
Richard Masozera, director general of Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority, said the pilot of the 50-seat jet reported a problem two minutes into the flight and asked to land again.
"He landed safely on the runway and was guided by the marshals into the parking area," Mr Masozera said.
"For some unexplained reason, the plane, from the parking spot, took off again at full power and ... took a right turn, unexplained, into the technical building."
Information Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said the plane had hit the VIP lounge which is inside the technical building.
Mr Masozera said emergency services responded within two minutes of the crash, but one passenger later died of their injuries.
ack Elk, acting chief executive of Rwandair, said the airline's best guess was that the plane "auto-accelerated".
"The captain could not control it. The plane did not get airborne again, it taxied into the building."
He said the aircraft's black boxes would be studied by experts.
"The captain was taken to the hospital with a broken leg. He has not been able to give us any information so far," Mr Elk said.