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Aircraft flips over while attempting to land in Somalia
A Jubba Airways Fokker 50 crashed earlier today while attempting to land at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) in Mogadishu, Somalia. The aircraft... (www.aviationweekly.org) Más...there's no whiplash - land, survive, go home
People over there aren’t bothered by little things like whiplash, concussions, sprains, strains or even minor broken bones. They face hardships that would be debilitating to us daily and don’t complain because no one would care if they did.
Glad to see that everyone survived.
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The left wing broke off (where most of the flames are) and the plane rolled over.
It did not "flip" as reported
You can see the nose wheel turned as the pilot attempted to keep it on the runway. Not sure what the wing hit to tear it off, but once it was off and the plane turned sideways, it was relatively easy to roll over.
Also, this happened as the plane was close to stopping as the fuselage is not that far from the broken wing