A light aircraft was forced to fly for two-hours to exhaust its fuel before crash landing at the Malindi International Airport on Monday.
Malindi airport manager Mohammed Karama said the Cessna 152 aircraft, belonging to the Kenya School of Flying, lost one of its wheels mid-air and had to fly for two hours to avoid explosion when landing.
“The control tower noticed that its fore wheel was missing while mid-air and the pilot was advised to fly for two hours due to security reasons,” he said.
Mr Karama said that the aircraft had only one occupant, a male pilot who is undertaking aviation studies.
“He crash-landed but he did not suffer injuries, although he was taken to the hospital together with his tutor who was directing him while mid-air for psychological counselling due to trauma,” he said.
Source: Daily Nation
