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Dash 8 runway excursion at Nairobi Wilson — landing‑gear collapse; 39 uninjured

A De Havilland Dash 8‑100 operating a Kisumu–Nairobi domestic service veered off the runway and suffered a landing‑gear collapse during a hard landing at Wilson Airport on 20 March. All 39 on board escaped serious injury; the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has opened an investigation amid calls from a passenger‑politician to close the airport.

Discovered 2026-03-21T10:40:47.362906-07:00 | 2026-03-21T10:40:47.362906-07:00

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The aircraft sustained a landing‑gear collapse but there were no serious injuries to any of the 39 occupants; the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has launched a formal investigation, which could affect immediate operations at Wilson.
The event underscores runway‑excursion risks at regional African airports and follows similar overruns in the region, highlighting operational and safety pressures on smaller field infrastructures [source:196ac6b1-8f93-48ca-8bde-e0413c8855cf].
Political calls to close Wilson, coupled with recent airport disruptions in Nairobi, increase the likelihood of regulatory scrutiny and potential short‑term capacity or routing changes that will affect carriers and airport planning [source:3e401de6-122c-4515-b3e0-2d3eee8b14b6].

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