Narrative:
A SafariLink DHC-8-200 suffered a left-hand landing gear failure after striking several wildebeest on landing at the Kichwa Tembo Airstrip in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
The occupants were not injured; the aircraft sustained damage to the left-hand main gear and no.1 propeller. Two wildebeest were killed in the accident.
Runway mishap
» kahawatungu.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 August 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 |
| Operator: | SafariLink |
| Registration: | 5Y-SLM |
| MSN: | 506 |
| First flight: | 1997 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kichwa Tembo Airstrip ( Kenya)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Kenya |
| Kichwa Tembo Airstrip, Kenya |
A SafariLink DHC-8-200 suffered a left-hand landing gear failure after striking several wildebeest on landing at the Kichwa Tembo Airstrip in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
The occupants were not injured; the aircraft sustained damage to the left-hand main gear and no.1 propeller. Two wildebeest were killed in the accident.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» nation.co.ke» kahawatungu.com
Photos
Video, social media
A Safarilink commercial aircraft, Dash 8, registration 5Y-SLM hits 2 wildebeests that were running across runway as it landed at Kichwa Tembo Airstrip at the Maasai Mara, Kenya.
— Kampala Dispatch (@dispatchug) August 16, 2019
Firm says passengers, crew are safe. No injuries or fatalities reported.https://t.co/8hXe6Tj1oC pic.twitter.com/QithekHzxg
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Nairobi-Wilson Airport to Kichwa Tembo Airstrip as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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