Nairobi – El Wak

On July 21, 2021 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi – El Wak experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-8-100 (Dash-8), operated by Skyward Express, with the event recorded near Bur Ache Geedo (<U+062C><U+0648><U+0628><U+0627> <U+0627><U+0644><U+0648><U+0633><U+0637><U+0649><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.

41 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 41 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 37, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Nairobi-Wilson Airport on a charter flight to El Wak, carrying 37 passengers and 4 crew members. While descending to El Wak Airport, the pilot continued to the east and elected to land on an airfield located 18 km east of El Wak, near Bur Ache, in Somalia. After landing, the airplane veered to the left and impacted a pile of earth and rocks, causing the left main gear to collapse. All 41 occupants evaacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5Y-GRS, MSN 355, year of manufacture 1993.