Hiiraan Online
Monday, October 12, 2015
MOGADISHU (HOL)—A cargo plane carrying frozen food for the African Union forces in Somalia has crashed outside Somali capital, with six crew on board survived unharmed, Somali official told HOL,
Director of Somali Civil Aviation told HOL that the plane Airbus A300 which has flown from Egypt has crashed on Afoye road, outside Somali capital after fuel shortage forced the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Despite initial confusion on the plane’s crash information, the director of Somali civil aviation said that the department would release an official report on the incident.
According to Somali aviation authority, Mogadishu Airport is officially closed between 1500 - 300 Zulu time (6pm - 6am) Mogadishu time. Despite the belated flight by the crashed plane, that information was available to any airplane planning to travel to Mogadishu Airport.
By regulation any aircraft should have enough feul to destination and there after to alternate airport in this case Djibouti or Nairobi, a regulation Somali aviation officials said that the plane’s crew failed to comply.
The UN's Civil Aviation Caretaker Authority for Somalia (CACAS) that collect over-flight revenues on behalf of Somalia were unable to provide runway lights and other navigational facilities necessary for night flight operations to Mogadishu Airport.
CACAS has been collecting about $6 to7 million dollars every year for air navigation fees levied on aircrafts flying over Somali airspace.