Originally Posted by
pattern_is_full
...the main gear hit the raised asphalt threshold...
Yup, that did the trick.
Some of the commenters here clearly lack any knowledge of local conditions on the ground. I have been to Hargeisa quite recently (last year), while that region is perfectly calm and safe, there is no way I would attempt overland travel to Puntland. Given the choice, I would willingly take said airline in full awareness that there are no CFR facilities at the other end. The passengers in this particular flight may have been jolted a bit, but were still much safer than if they would have taken any other means of transport.