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| Date: | Monday 18 November 2019 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya School of Flying |
| Registration: | 5Y-BYQ |
| MSN: | 15281936 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) |
| Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The trainee pilot force landed the Cessna 152 at Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) after it lost the front wheel.
He burned up fuel for two hours and escaped unhurt.
Sources:
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/ea/scare-after-wheel-falls-off-plane-mid-air/4552908-5354192-ohv5wmz/index.html
https://www.kahawatungu.com/2019/11/19/trainee-pilot-crash-lands-malindi/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 2016 | 5Y-BYQ | Kenya School of Flying | 0 | Malindi Airport (MYD/HKML) | |
non |
| 8 March 2025 | 5Y-BYQ | Kenya School of Flying | 1 | near Voi Airfield (HKVO), Voi, Taita Taveta | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2019 08:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Nov-2019 09:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, ] |
| 19-Nov-2019 09:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2019 09:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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