Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Jan 5, 2007 (1 killed), Mat...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on January 5, 2007 near Matambwe, Morogoro, Tanzania with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft struck trees beyond the end...
- Date: January 5, 2007
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Matambwe, Morogoro, Tanzania
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft struck trees beyond the end of the runway during an attempted go-around. The wrong flap setting for takeoff, a lack of proficiency training, insufficient flight preparation, and no real-time runway information at the strip were contributing factors.
A Piper Navajo chartered by tourists landed on a short game-reserve airstrip at Matambwe, Tanzania. The pilot touched down late with full flaps, could not stop on the remaining runway, and went around with insufficient speed. The aircraft struck trees beyond the runway end, rotated, and burned, killing one passenger in hospital.