Safarilink DH8B at Maasai Mara on Aug 16th 2019, gnu strike on landing
Last Update: August 16, 2019 / 15:20:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
Safarilink
Departure
Nairobi Wilson, Kenya
Destination
Maasai Mara Kichwa Tembo, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-SLM
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
The airline confirmed the aircraft 5Y-SLM collided with a number of Wildebeests on landing at Kichwa Tembo Airstrip of Maasai Mara and suffered substantial damage. The passengers and crew are safe and uninjured.
Ground observers reported the gnus started to run across the runway just as the aircraft had touched down.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
Safarilink
Departure
Nairobi Wilson, Kenya
Destination
Maasai Mara Kichwa Tembo, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-SLM
Aircraft Type
De Havilland DHC-8-200 Dash 8
ICAO Type Designator
DH8B
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