UN plane makes emergency landing after technical hitch

Samuel Arko 4 weeks ago

The aircraft of the United Nations made an emergency landing at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu on Tuesday afternoon backing a mechanical breakdown including its front landing gear, Fevori LLC, a Turkish company that controls the airport, verified in a statement.

The matter, which was also verified by the Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), occured after the pilot conducted an emergency landing, during which the nose of the aircraft made contact with the surface.

“Mercifully, there were no casualties or consequential injuries. All individuals were secured, taken away and given medical checks and support on site,” the company included.

The De Havilland Dash 8 (DH8D) aircraft controlled by the UNSOS went off from Somalia to Baidoa when the incident occurred.
The company made it clear that they answered to the incident within minutes, making sure that there was safe evacuation of all passengers on board.

As a result of the event, the taxiway was closed for a moment to supervise the emergency response and aircraft rally but has since been restarted for normal activities. “Scrutinization is ongoing and cooperating with aviation authorities and the United Nations,” the company made it clear.

The SCAA pronounced a statement saying the aircraft had a technical issue with its nose after taking off from the airport at 11:16 am local time, forcing the pilot to start off a return to Mogadishu.
The authority said, the aircraft safely carried out a belly landing at Aden Adde International Airport at 13:28 local time. There were no victims or injured persons and damage to the aircraft was less.

The exploit t happened two weeks after five Kenyans died in an aircraft crash south west of Mogadishu after taking off from Dhobley en route to Aden Adde International Airport.

SCAA confirmed that the aircraft in this event, a DHC-5D Buffalo, registration number 5Y-RBA, was controlled by Trident Aviation Limited and government agencies together with partners.

The dead bodies have been brought to Kenya, including the aircraft’s pilot, Captain Mohammed Abdul Noor, who was buried under Muslim customs two days after the tragic clash.