Airplane hits Zebra in Serengeti. Crash Lands at Kilimanjaro Airport
A 38-year-old passenger plane was forced to make an emergency belly landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport after striking a zebra during takeoff in the Serengeti. All 30 people on board survived the incident, which resulted in landing gear failure.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the ongoing risks of wildlife strikes in aviation and the importance of emergency response protocols in remote areas.
The Safari plane which got involved in an accident at the Kilimanjaro International Airport on Sunday, was flying from Serengeti National Park heading to Zanzibar when it suffered malfunction in its landing gear.
The Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia Aircraft, had 30 persons on board, including 26 passengers and 4 crew members.
They all got out of the fuselage safely. The plane is said to be 38 years old.
It was forced into a sudden belly landing at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA), in Northern Tanzania, after its landing gear failed to deploy due to what is being described as some mishaps suffered earlier in the Serengeti, when it struck a wild animal.
Posting on their Page, the Aviation Media claimed that the aircraft had earlier on hit a Zebra in the Serengeti National Park during take-off.
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