| Date: | Tuesday 1 April 2025 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 748 Air Services, opf UN Support Office in Somalia |
| Registration: | 5Y-SMJ |
| MSN: | 4013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) -
 Somalia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mogadishu International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) |
| Baidoa Airport (BIB/HCMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 (5Y-SMJ) made a nosegear-up landing at Mogadishu Airport (MGQ), Somalia.
The aircraft was flying UN personnel to Baidoa, but experienced gear issues. A decision was made to return to Mogadishu.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/5y-smj#39b362f5
https://unsos.unmissions.org/statement-un-plane-incident-mogadishu
HERE’S THE CLEAR FOOTAGE OF THE NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING. ?
— Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) April 2, 2025
Kudos to the crew! The captain and first officer executed a textbook emergency landing at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde Intl Airport (MGQ) after the Dash 8 Q400’s nose gear failed to deploy.
✅ Skilled handling under pressure. pic.twitter.com/dvCxhtHnsA
⚡️UPDATE: A #UN684 flight carrying 17 staff members made an emergency landing in #Mogadishu after a technical issue prevented it from landing in #Baidoa. The aircraft touched down without deploying its front landing gear, "but all passengers were safely evacuated with no injuries… https://t.co/2srLJpY4yy pic.twitter.com/aK06qQrez4
— Arlaadi Media (@ArlaadiMnetwork) April 1, 2025
Press Release: A UN aircraft made an emergency landing at Aden Adde Airport today, no injuries reported. Investigation underway. pic.twitter.com/lvXIq9bR64
— Favori Airports Mogadishu (@Favoriairports) April 1, 2025
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 11:55 | ASN | Added |
| 01-Apr-2025 11:57 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 12:01 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 12:12 | ASN | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 15:10 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 16:22 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 01-Apr-2025 16:27 | vasilf | Updated [Category, ] |
| 02-Apr-2025 11:23 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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