Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Jul 10, 1988, Kisumu
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on July 10, 1988 near Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Crew distraction led to the approach checklist...
- Date: July 10, 1988
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew distraction led to the approach checklist being skipped and the gear not lowered, with instruments not monitored and an excessive landing speed.
Kenya Airways Fokker F27 (5Y-BBS) flight KQ650 from Nairobi to Kisumu landed on its belly and slid for a few hundred metres on 10 July 1988. The crew had skipped the approach checklist and the landing gear was not lowered. All 43 occupants were rescued and the aircraft was written off.