Boeing 737-500 crash, Dec 2, 2020, Garowe
Boeing 737-500 accident on December 2, 2020 near Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control caused by windshear on short final...
- Date: December 2, 2020
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
- Location: Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control caused by windshear on short final approach.
An Air Djibouti Boeing 737 500 on a scheduled flight from Hargeisa to Garowe lost height on short final and hit the ground short of the runway threshold. The right main gear collapsed and the aircraft slid to a stop on the runway. All 39 occupants evacuated safely and the investigation attributed the loss of control to windshear.