Mogadishu – Guriceel

On August 25, 2013 at 04:04 PM, Mogadishu – Guriceel experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Transom Airways, with the event recorded near Guriceel Galgaduud (<U+062C><U+0644><U+062C><U+062F><U+0648><U+062F><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

50 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 50 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 45, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was performing a special flight from Mogadishu to Guriceel, carrying 5 crew members and 45 passengers, among them Hussein Ali Wehliye, the new governor of the Galguduud Province. Following an uneventful flight, the aircraft landed too far down the runway and was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and hit a rock which caused the nose gear to collapse and to penetrated the cockpit floor, injuring a crew member. All 49 other occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EK-26818, MSN 141 01, year of manufacture 1990.