Some time ago, a series of safety accidents occurred at Japanese airports, which aroused heated discussions among netizens. However, the latest reports show that African civil aviation airports are even more outrageous, with three accidents occurring in three countries in one day. According to reports, recently,A 33-year-old Jetway Fokker 50 (5Y-JWG) carrying humanitarian relief supplies suffered a fatal accident while landing at Elbad Airport in Somalia.The plane overshot the runway and hit a house. At least one of the two pilots died.
On that day, an Ethiopian Airlines ET-AVS 8-400 passenger plane overran the runway when landing at Mekele Airport. Although no one was injured, the left main landing gear of the plane collapsed, and the left wing and left engine blades hit the ground. It is unknown whether the plane can continue to be airworthy.
In addition, a safety incident occurred on the same day with South African Air Connect Airlines.A 23-year-old ERJ135 (ZS-SJX) arrived at Pemba Airport in Mozambique from Johannesburg. When landing in the rain, it overshot the 1,800-meter-long runway and entered the lawn. The right main landing gear was suspected to have collapsed.
Prior to this, on January 17, a Japanese Jeju Air Boeing 737 passenger plane that landed at Fukuoka Airport deviated from the taxiway during taxiing, strayed into other areas, and was eventually towed to the apron by a tractor.
On January 16, a Korean Air passenger plane and a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane collided at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido;
On January 2, a Japan Airlines A350 aircraft collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft and caught fire while landing on the runway of Tokyo Haneda Airport. The accident killed five people and seriously injured a captain.