A report by the Ministry of Roads and Transport has actually exposed that the airplane in the midair crash that left 2 dead on Tuesday had actually been associated with 2 mishaps before the deadly crash.
The findings from the examination exposed that there were early indication on the performance of the aircraft, that were overlooked before the Tuesday crash.
According to emerging information, there has actually been a series of events including the very same airplane and the exact same pilot training school, which runs out of the Wilson Airport.
The airplane, produced in 1976, belongs to a fleet utilized to train pilots at the school, examined formerly by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Department at the Ministry of Transport.
Emergency situation responders at the airplane mishap scene on March 5, 2024 (left) and parts of the airplane after the mishap.
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The report even more exposed that in January 2021, the very same airplane was associated with a mishap throughout training, after it stopped working to land securely at the Wilson Airport.
The trainee pilot, who had 88 hours of training at the time of the event, was on a solo flight, after effectively carrying out the very first of 3 trials.
Throughout the 3rd trial, the airplane bounced two times off the landing strip and crashed the front part, triggering major damage to the airplane’s nose wheel.
In October 2020, the very same airplane was examined after odd sounds were heard throughout liftoff, for a flight implied to take the team to Turkana and back to the Wilson Airport.
According to the report, the student trainee then tried to land the airplane back to the airport, sadly, the airplane sped off the runway, landing in the close-by grassy location.
Following the 2 occurrences, the examination department advised that the school evaluation its security management systems, and training programs to enhance trainees’ reaction to emergency situations.
A declaration by the Ninety-Nines Flying School validated that the airplane associated with the mishap came from them which the 2 travelers who were on board were a trainee and a trainer.
“The airplane had 2 team on board; a trainer and a trainee. Examinations to identify the reason for the mishap are being performed by the pertinent authorities. We condole with the households, pals and loved ones of the departed,” checked out the declaration in part.
Airplanes parked at the Wilson Airport in Nairobi in 2018.
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