An Embraer EMB-120 carrying twenty-six passengers and four crew members made an emergency landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) after a reported animal strike during departure from Seronera on October 4, AeroTime reported. All thirty occupants escaped without injury, while aircraft 5H-HLL sustained substantial damage.
The airport authority reportedly confirmed a hoofed-animal strike, while local reporting identified a zebra. Accounts differ on whether one or both main landing gears failed to extend. Kilimanjaro closed for approximately five hours before flights resumed. Investigators have opened an inquiry, and reporting also differs on the operator's identity. The precise damage sequence and responsibility therefore remain subject to investigation.
