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| Date: | Monday 21 April 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Airways |
| Registration: | 5Y-KQC |
| MSN: | 29088/3034 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 120 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN) -
 Uganda
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) |
| Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | MoWT Uganda |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Owing to heavy downpour and poor visibility in Entebbe, the pilot landed long. The plane suffered a deflated tyre. The tyre was subsequently changed in 35 minutes.
Probable causes:
1. The weather was bad. It was raining at the Airport. Runway was very wet.
2. The approach was a non-precision approach.
3. Lack of situational awareness by the cockpit crew.
4. Landing deep with a large tail wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804212013.html
https://eturbonews.com/4371/kenya-airways-entebbe-mishap-120-board-unhurt/
https://www.works.go.ug/publications/379-final-investigation-report-on-incident-involving-aircraft-b737-300-entebbe-international-airport/download
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2008 11:31 | relax630 | Added |
| 20-Apr-2022 07:57 | harro | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Apr-2022 08:00 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-May-2025 08:04 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 17:22 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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