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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 2016 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna T210N Centurion |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 5Y-BME |
| MSN: | T21064239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rea Vipingo in Kilifi |
| Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane force-landed while on approach to runway 07 at Nairobi-Wilson Airport. There are no reported casualties.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/TYCOONEWS
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Family-escapes-death-in-plane-crash/-/1056/3019452/-/272fo8/-/index.html
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000186863/light-aircraft-crashes-within-uhuru-gardens-nairobi-no-injuries-reported
Media:
UPDATE: SMALL PLANE crashes at Uhuru Gardens on landing approach to Wilson Airport. No one killed or injured. pic.twitter.com/2euSESRnzx
— MCGW (@MombasaCGW) January 2, 2016Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2016 14:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jan-2016 14:52 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 15:36 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 15:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 16:37 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 17:15 | CTYONE | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 17:15 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:52 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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