Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 July 2021
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-106
Owner/operator: Skyward Express
Registration Number: 5Y-GRS
Location: Burahache Airstrip –
ÿ Somalia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41
Component Affected: Left-hand main landing gearLeft-hand main landing gear
Category: Accident
A Skyward Express DHC-8-106 aircraft, operating from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to El Wak in Kenya, attempted a landing at Burahache airstrip in Somalia. The aircraft landed at an airstrip just across the border, resulting in the collapse of the left-hand main landing gear.A Skyward Express DHC-8-106 aircraft, operating from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to El Wak in Kenya, attempted a landing at Burahache airstrip in Somalia. The aircraft landed at an airstrip just across the border, resulting in the collapse of the left-hand main landing gear.
Description
A Skyward Express DHC-8-106 suffered an accident during an attempted landing at site on the Kenya-Somali border. The aircraft operated on a flight from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to El Wak in Kenya. For reasons to be ascertained, the flight reportedly landed at an airstrip at Burahache, Somalia, just across the border from El Wak and 18 km to the east of the El Wak Airport. Photos from the scene suggest the left-hand main landing gear collapsed after striking a boulders at the side of the airstrip.
Source of Information
https://nation.africa/kenya/counties/mandera/light-plane-crash-lands-in-mandera-3480726, https://hornobserver.com/articles/1181/Kenyan-plane-crash-lands-in-SNA-basehttps://nation.africa/kenya/counties/mandera/light-plane-crash-lands-in-mandera-3480726, https://hornobserver.com/articles/1181/Kenyan-plane-crash-lands-in-SNA-basePrimary Cause
A boulder strike to the left-hand main landing gear during the landing.A boulder strike to the left-hand main landing gear during the landing.Share on:
