Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority: ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES BOEING 767–300ER FLIGHT NO. ET 815 UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ARUSHA AIRPORT

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Yesterday at 1247pm (local time), Ethiopian Airlines aircraft type Boeing 767-300ER with a total number of 213 passengers and crew, made an unscheduled landing at Arusha Airport.

 The aircraft with registration number ET-AQWwas operating a regular scheduled flight ET 815 from Addis Ababa to Kilimanjaro and thereafter was supposed to proceed to Mombasa.

 The aircraft was scheduled to land at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) at 1255 pm. The aircraft established radio contact with Kilimanjaro Control Tower at 1229pm and was instructed to continue with his flight and report when having the airport (KIA) in sight. Thereafter the pilot reported having the field in sight and was allowed to continue visually to enable him land in westward direction (runway 27).

 After the pilot reported on left base of runway 27 (and having the field in sight), the Air Traffic Controller cleared the aircraft for landing. The Air Traffic Controller after a while without sighting the aircraft tried in vain to re-established radio contact with the aircraft and was later informed by Arusha Air Traffic Controller that an aircraft (Boeing 767) was landing at Arusha Airport runway 27.

However, instead of landing at KIA, the aircraft landed at Arusha Airport, which has a runway of 1,640 meters long, which is short for safe operation of this type of aircraft. The aircraft type requires at least 1,798 meters to land with maximum landing weight.

 There was no emergency reported by the crew of Ethiopian Airline flight ET 815. Kilimanjaro Airport was available, although with a displaced runway. The displacement was due to a disabled light aircraft on the Runway. KIA has a total runway length of 3,600 meters. The displacement left the runway length available for use of 3,200 meters. The crews of flight ET 815 were informed of this information by the operating Air Traffic Controller.

 The Authority is cooperating with the Air Accident Investigation Branch at the Ministry of Transport, to investigate circumstances which led the aircraft to land at Arusha Airport instead of KIA. Experts are already on site to make a thorough investigation. The public will be kept informed as the investigation proceeds.

Fadhil J. Manongi
Director General
Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority 
19th December 2013
Gidabuday Sports Tourism Foundation is a Non Profit Organization based in Arusha. It's main purpose is to promote, sensitize and enforce education through sports, as well as to search and develop new talents for sports from young people from marginalized communities all over the country.

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