A UN-owned flight was diverted back to Mogadishu for an emergency landing following a technical malfunction that hindered its approach to Baidoa.
A U.N.-operated De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft (DH8D) operating flight UN684 experienced a nose wheel failure after departing Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport at 11:16 a.m. local time en route to Baidoa on Tuesday, the Somali Civil Aviation Authority said.
The flight crew safely executed a belly landing at the airport at 13:28 local time.
No casualties or significant damage were reported. Authorities are working to clear the runway within three hours and will investigate the cause of the incident.
