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| Date: | Monday 28 October 2019 |
| Time: | 09:18 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311 |
| Owner/operator: | Silverstone Air Services |
| Registration: | 5Y-BWG |
| MSN: | 406 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lodwar Airport (LOK/HKLO) -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lodwar Airport (LOK/HKLO) |
| Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAID Kenya |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Silverstone Air DHC-8-300 lost a main gear wheel on takeoff from Lodwar. The aircraft diverted to Moi International Airport, where it landed safely.
Probable Cause:
The probable cause of the serious incident was likely failure of one or both bearing on the number three-wheel assembly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Midair-scare-Silverstone-Air-plane-emergency-landing/1056-5327852-7j6i98/index.html
History of this aircraft
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Location
Media:
SILVERSTONE AIR UNDER PROBE:
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) October 28, 2019
Silverstone aircraft crash lands at Eldoret airport. Plane made emergency landing after wheel came off. Wheel dropped off after takeoff from Lodwar airstrip.
KAA orders probe on Silverstone Air Services #MondayReport pic.twitter.com/FvcZeXZReK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2019 19:02 | harro | Added |
| 10-May-2021 19:31 | blackbox | Updated [Registration, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Mar-2025 12:18 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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