Accident Cessna 172N 5Y-BZQ, Monday 13 January 2014

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Date:	Monday 13 January 2014
Time:
Type:	Cessna 172N
Owner/operator:	Proactive Agencies Ltd
Registration:	5Y-BZQ
MSN:	17273449
Year of manufacture:	1979
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orly Airpark - Kenya
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW)
Destination airport:	Mara Serena
Investigating agency:	AAID Kenya
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft, a Cessna 172N, registration number 5Y-BZQ, belonging to Proactive Agencies Ltd departed from Wilson Airport at 0630hrs and was estimated to arrive at Mara Serena at 0710hrs.
The pilot encountered a cloudy weather enroute to the Mara Serena and got disoriented in the process as he detoured. As the pilot attempted to return to Nairobi, he spotted Orly Airpark (Olloioitikosh airstrip) where he made a hard landing veering off the runway and flipping over after hitting a drainage trench. The pilot and the 2 passengers suffered minor injuries from the accident. The aircraft was heavily damaged from the crash.
Investigations carried out by the AAID which included the crash site visit, eye witness interviews, and the Operator maintenance records, concluded that the pilot lost control of the aircraft after a hard landing.

Accident investigation: