Safarilink DH8B at Maasai Mara on Aug 16th 2019, gnu strike on landing

Last Update: August 16, 2019 / 15:20:13 GMT/Zulu time

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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

A Safarilink de Havilland Dash 8-200, registration 5Y-SLM performing scheduled flight #1 from Nairobi Wilson to Maasai Mara Kichwa Tembo (Kenya), landed at Kichwa Tembo Airstrip in westerly direction at about 11:00L (08:00) but collided with a number of gnus (also known as Wildebeests) causing the left main gear to collapse and separate from the aircraft, the left propeller impacted ground ejecting one blade, and the aircraft veered left off the runway. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

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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