Unfortunately an accident happened last week in Ilkiushi Oibor, also called Mkongonero, south of Arusha. Fortunately, though some injuries are serious, nobody died.
To make it simple, the cause of the accident is a fly-by that didn’t go well.
I was away for the week so I didn’t take part in the first 2 flights out there, that is the rescue flight with a larger plane to bring everybody back, including the 2 girls on stretchers, and then a second flight to bring an aviation inspector and assess the wreck.
It was then decided to fly a 3rd time this Sunday. I joined Pat my former boss, but still friend, at Flying Medical Service down there with a big tool box.
Not a pretty sight… N36MS lying to rest.
a wheel track after the fly by went wrong. Further are the scrubs and the tree the plane at high speed.
here are some bits of the windows, probably on impacting the nose on the ground after the tree collision.
Pat having a close look . That nose wheel alone in the sky should be at eye level. While the engine was ripped apart, the whole front section was bent downwards, yes not upwards, the plane must have been by then close to vertical position on the first impact…
that is one wing. Yes, fellow pilots, that black hole is the fuel cap, which means indeed the wing has been twisted upside down! The tail was torn and twisted forwards at an angle 140 deg angle, and sideways 90 deg. The portion sticking up is an elevator. The 2nd elevator was found 70m away. A cargo door had been popped out…
and again those amazing landing gears, the 3 of them, were intact! Funny enough the main tyres were flat. Fat thorns had been picked up while going through the acacia tree.
the seats and the instruments are all over the place. We couldn’t help wondering how nobody got crushed, especially the 2 front passengers…Cessna engineers definitely did a great job in designing the C 206 cabin.
lots of onlookers, some helpers too, others impatiently waiting for us to leave and finish off the wreck. Nothing gets really discarded in Africa.
we are looking to replace such an aircraft. In the meantime we are not able to provide our usual medical care in the remote areas. People won’t be able to get treated, kids won’t received their vaccinations… So if you are interested in donating, just visit our website http://www.flyingmedicalservice.org/, thank you.
I didn’t see this pictures for a long time ago, unbelievable that all of us came out and recovered so good. Not a pleasant story and pictures but glad you made them because I can’t remember a thing.. kind regards Anneke (one of the two girls)
Posted by: Anneke | 19 June 2021 at 01:59 PM