"A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people overran the runway at Somalia's main airport and ended up in shallow water at a nearby beach Tuesday during an emergency landing following a technical problem shortly after takeoff. There were no injuries from the emergency landing at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport, and the 50 passengers and 5 crew members aboard the Starsky Aviation flight were safely evacuated, airline CEO Ahmed Nur said in a statement."
""The aircraft overran on the runway" before coming to a rest at on the shore of the Indian Ocean near the airport, Nur said, adding, "No injuries, no deaths." Transportation Minister Mohamed Farah Nuh said the rescue team managed to account for everyone aboard and that only the aircraft was damaged. He said the cause of the crash would be fully investigated."
"The flight was bound for the northern city of Gaalkacyo when it developed a problem about 15 minutes after takeoff, Ahmed Moalim, director of Somalia's Civil Aviation Authority, told local media. During the attempted landing, the aircraft veered off the runway and ended up at the shoreline, Moalim said."
A Starsky Aviation passenger aircraft carrying 55 people developed a technical problem about 15 minutes after takeoff on a flight bound for Gaalkacyo. The aircraft attempted an emergency landing at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport, veered off the runway, and overran onto the shoreline where it came to rest in shallow water. All 50 passengers and five crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries or deaths were reported. Rescue teams accounted for everyone aboard and reported only aircraft damage. Authorities said the cause of the incident will be fully investigated.
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