Seneca III Crashed in Tanzania
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Can anyone shed light on how the seneca went down near kilimanjaro airport couple of days ago and the condition of the pilot?
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Can anyone shed light on how the seneca went down near kilimanjaro airport couple of days ago and the condition of the pilot?
Concerned.....
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I hear the pilot was a kenyan lady, badly injured and one died on the spot, It was flying from Dar to Kili at night, I wonder if it was Wx related or fuel starvation or simply pilotage....
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Would anyone know who the lady was - am also concerned ...
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FOUND - Daily News | Small plane crashes in Arusha, kills co-pilot
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Just for information, what time does Arusha normally close or is it open 24 hours. Been there a few times but only day VMC, plus no immediately available charts. Will help understand the newspaper report and put the allegation of lights being out into perspective.
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From Fly Africa forum:
"Seneca down at Kilimanjaro
The report below appeared in a local East African newspaper.... I could comment, but to be honest, in this case I am totally speechless......
A SMALL plane crashed just as it was about to land at Kilimanjaro International Airport on Thursday night, killing a co-pilot Mr Ally Haruni (24).
The plane, belonging to Quality Travel & Tours Limited of Arusha had two people on board, the pilot, a Kenyan lady Ms Lilian Koima Musanya, who is currently admitted in a critical condition at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) hospital in Moshi and her dead partner.
The deceased, one Mr Haruni aged 24 and fresh from a flying school in the US was initially reported to be working for the Arusha-based Air-Excel but had been temporarily hired by QTT to fly the aircraft.
When contacted by phone, Air-Excel stated that the killed pilot was not exactly a fully-employed captain with their fleet, but had been training with them for about three months.
Reports from KIA reveals that the aircraft, a 'PIPER SENECA III,' with registration number 5H-QTE, which was flying from Dar es salaam, had requested permission to land at about 8.00 P.m. that night but was put on hold because another airplane belonging to Precision-Air company was about to take-off at the runway.
Apparently, the ill-fated plane had earlier intended to land at the Arusha Airport, located over 60 kilometres from KIA but discovered that the terminal was in pitch darkness, without lights and decided to seek permission from the Kilimanjaro Airport's Control Tower to land at KIA.
The Arusha Airport Manager Mr Simon Kimiti refused to comment anything when asked why the air terminal was in darkness that night.
It was during the time when the plane was in the air, waiting for its time to land at Kilimanjaro Airport that it ran out of fuel and crashed at the Samaria village in the Kikatiti Ward of Meru District, near the KIA junction.
The aircraft dropped inside the compound of a local farmer, one Ms Maria Akyoo's house, according to the Regional Police Commander (RPC) Mr Akili Mpwapwa and killed therein a total of five goats and a number of chickens, after slightly missing the farm house."
"Seneca down at Kilimanjaro
The report below appeared in a local East African newspaper.... I could comment, but to be honest, in this case I am totally speechless......
A SMALL plane crashed just as it was about to land at Kilimanjaro International Airport on Thursday night, killing a co-pilot Mr Ally Haruni (24).
The plane, belonging to Quality Travel & Tours Limited of Arusha had two people on board, the pilot, a Kenyan lady Ms Lilian Koima Musanya, who is currently admitted in a critical condition at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) hospital in Moshi and her dead partner.
The deceased, one Mr Haruni aged 24 and fresh from a flying school in the US was initially reported to be working for the Arusha-based Air-Excel but had been temporarily hired by QTT to fly the aircraft.
When contacted by phone, Air-Excel stated that the killed pilot was not exactly a fully-employed captain with their fleet, but had been training with them for about three months.
Reports from KIA reveals that the aircraft, a 'PIPER SENECA III,' with registration number 5H-QTE, which was flying from Dar es salaam, had requested permission to land at about 8.00 P.m. that night but was put on hold because another airplane belonging to Precision-Air company was about to take-off at the runway.
Apparently, the ill-fated plane had earlier intended to land at the Arusha Airport, located over 60 kilometres from KIA but discovered that the terminal was in pitch darkness, without lights and decided to seek permission from the Kilimanjaro Airport's Control Tower to land at KIA.
The Arusha Airport Manager Mr Simon Kimiti refused to comment anything when asked why the air terminal was in darkness that night.
It was during the time when the plane was in the air, waiting for its time to land at Kilimanjaro Airport that it ran out of fuel and crashed at the Samaria village in the Kikatiti Ward of Meru District, near the KIA junction.
The aircraft dropped inside the compound of a local farmer, one Ms Maria Akyoo's house, according to the Regional Police Commander (RPC) Mr Akili Mpwapwa and killed therein a total of five goats and a number of chickens, after slightly missing the farm house."
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I stand to be corrected, but I'm pretty sure that Arusha is operational only in daylight hours, and has always been. I don't believe there are any lights - and certainly no proper approach, control tower or anything else useful that would get you down at night.
Around here at the moment, sunset is around 6.20pm - so official night would be 15 minutes later. Given a bit of regional variation, one could say that its pretty black at 6.45 or thereabouts. So where was this plane for the next one hour fifteen minutes?
And having flown around Kili area - they're pretty hot about giving a squawk code and flight following from Dar or Kili radar. Even for VFR flights. Maybe we have another Bermuda triangle situation except of vanishing aircraft, it makes them appear after night fall.
This has really got me beaten.
Around here at the moment, sunset is around 6.20pm - so official night would be 15 minutes later. Given a bit of regional variation, one could say that its pretty black at 6.45 or thereabouts. So where was this plane for the next one hour fifteen minutes?
And having flown around Kili area - they're pretty hot about giving a squawk code and flight following from Dar or Kili radar. Even for VFR flights. Maybe we have another Bermuda triangle situation except of vanishing aircraft, it makes them appear after night fall.
This has really got me beaten.
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This shows a lack of planning.
They uploaded 200 liters of Avgas from Dar.
They were told that Arusha was day only on departure and told to go to Kili instead but decided to go to Arusha anyway.
The pilot that died was under training in Arusha for the past three months and should have known better.
If they knew they were running out of fuel why did they not declare an emergency?
Considering it was night they should have called for emergency with 45 minutes remaining in the tanks.
If it was fuel starvation then why did both engines die at the same time?
Other planes in the area spotted them on TCAS and questioned why they were flying so low at night in the Arusha area.
All the evidence is pointing towards CFIT possibly due to loss of control or lack of situational awareness.
Also control tower is Arusha is a day only operation and Kili does not have any radar.
They uploaded 200 liters of Avgas from Dar.
They were told that Arusha was day only on departure and told to go to Kili instead but decided to go to Arusha anyway.
The pilot that died was under training in Arusha for the past three months and should have known better.
If they knew they were running out of fuel why did they not declare an emergency?
Considering it was night they should have called for emergency with 45 minutes remaining in the tanks.
If it was fuel starvation then why did both engines die at the same time?
Other planes in the area spotted them on TCAS and questioned why they were flying so low at night in the Arusha area.
All the evidence is pointing towards CFIT possibly due to loss of control or lack of situational awareness.
Also control tower is Arusha is a day only operation and Kili does not have any radar.
