A Boeing MD 80 aircraft failed to take off in Kinshasa on Monday as one of its landing gears suddenly exploded, airport officials told Xinhua. The plane, which belongs to Hewa Bora airline company, was at the Ndjili international airport in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and was due to leave for Goma, a city in eastern DRC. The pilot managed to maintain the plane and safely brought it back to the runway after a short take-off. No casualty was reported among the 101 passengers aboard. But the aircraft was damaged. The accident once again raises safety concerns in DRC's civil aviation sector. Recently, the civil aviation authority promised to be more strict when awarding contracts, licences and flying certificates to airlines to ensure safety. An inquiry has been launched by the regulatory body to look into the incident. 