Somalia

On final approach to Bosaso Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft crashed short of runway. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Following an uneventful flight from Djibouti City, the crew started the approach to Bosaso Airport. When the undercarriage were selected down, the crew realized that the nose gear was stuck in its wheel well. The crew elected to get it down manually but without success. The decision was taken to land in such configuration. Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on its nose and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The aircraft departed Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport on a cargo flight to the K50 Airstrip located about 35 km southwest of Mogadishu, carrying three crew members and a load of 5,4 tons of khat. On approach by night, the crew was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway due to foggy conditions. The captain initiated a go-around and the crew attempted a second approach to land. Too low, the airplane collided with a 60 metres high communication antenna and crashed 2 km from the airport. All three occupants were killed.

The aircraft was departing Mogadishu on a ferry flight to Minsk with an intermediate stop in Djibouti City, carrying 4 technicians of the operator and 7 crew members who were returning to Belarus after they recovered materials and instruments from another II-76 (EW-78826) that was damaged beyond repair at Mogadishu Airport last March 9. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft was hit by a missile that struck the left wing between both engines n°1 and 2. An explosion occurred and the aircraft caught fire. The crew initiated a turn when the left wing detached and crashed in the sea. Out of control, the aircraft crashed on a beach near the airport, killing all 11 occupants.

On final approach, while flying at an altitude of 120 metres at 3 kilometres from the runway threshold, the aircraft was hit by an RPG, probably fired by rebels from a boat. The projectile hit the left main gear and a fire erupted. The aircraft landed safely and all 15 occupants escaped uninjured. It took about one hour for the only fire-fighting truck available at the airport to reach the plane as it had no fuel. Eventually, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and cannibalized. One week later, some technicians of the Belarus operator returned to Mogadishu to recover pieces and material from the aircraft. On departure, another II-76 from the same operator was hit by a missile and destroyed.

During the takeoff roll at Mogadishu Airport, the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed in unknown circumstances. All four crew members were injured.

After landing at Mogadishu Airport, the propeller on the right engine went into fine pitch. The crew lost control of the airplane that veered off runway to the right. While contacting soft ground, the aircraft lost its undercarriage and its tail before coming to rest, broken in two. All 23 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

After landing on a poor condition runway, the aircraft deviated to the left then veered off runway. The aircraft lost its landing gear and came to rest few dozen metres further. All 10 occupants escaped injured and the aircraft was written off. The accident occurred at Mogadishu-South Airport sometimes called Mogadishu-West Airfield or KM50. Its narrow and limited runway is made up of chippings and pebbles and is not equipped with a lighting system or any drainage system and is very poorly maintained.

The aircraft departed Nairobi on a cargo flight to Mogadishu, carrying seven passengers and six crew members. Due to unavailable information about the destination airport, the crew failed to prepare the flight properly and this was his first flight in the area. By night, the crew attempted to land at Mogadishu-North Airfield which was not equipped with any lighting system, so the crew completed the approach with the aircraft's approach lights only. A poor approach configuration caused the aircraft to land too far down the runway which is 1,500 metres long, about 1,000 metres past the runway threshold. The aircraft rolled for about 500 metres, overran at a speed of 280 km/h and came to rest 250 metres further in a ravine, broken in two. Twelve occupants were injured, among them six seriously, and the navigator was killed.

Ten minutes after takeoff from Hargeisa Airport, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a desert area. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 30 occupants were killed.