Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Oct 5, 1993, Nairobi-Wilson
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on October 5, 1993 near Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. The...
- Date: October 5, 1993
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Nairobi-Wilson, Nairobi City District, Kenya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. The sources found describe the hard landings and the gear collapse but give no cause finding.
A Piper Cheyenne on a flight from Mogadishu landed hard on final approach to Nairobi-Wilson runway 07 in strong winds. It bounced, landed hard a second time, and the nose gear collapsed while taxiing to the apron. No one was injured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.