HARARE
–
Ten
people
were
injured
on
Wednesday
evening
after
a
light
aircraft
flying
from
Harare
to
Kafue
National
Park
in
Mozambique
was
forced
to
make
an
emergency
landing
at
an
air
strip
in
Mbire,
Mashonaland
Central.

Witnesses
said
the
Beech
200
Super
King
Air
(Registration
ZS-TAE)
attempted
a
landing
at
Kanyemba
airstrip
but
overshot
the
runway,
stopping
in
the
middle
of
tall
grass.

Tengo
Mugonapanja,
the
local
village
head,
told
the
ZBC
that
the
plane
was
flying
tourists
from
Harare
to
a
game
park
in
Mozambique.

He
said
the
passengers
suffered
minor
injuries
and
the
pilot
had
appeared
“visibly
shaken.”

The
aircraft
will
require
some
repairs
before
it
can
fly
again.

Shaken
…
The
pilot
of
the
Cessna
assessing
his
aircraft
after
emergency
landing
(PICTURE/ZBC)
The
aircraft
suffered
serious
damage
after
forced
landing
The
Beech
200
Super
King
Air’s
landing
gear
came
off
after
heavy
impact