The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) on Monday announced that it is probing Silverstone Air Services in the backdrop of a series of air safety incidents involving its aircraft.
KCAA issued the statement after a plane, a bombardier Dash 8-300, registration number 5YBWG belonging to Silverstone Air was forced to make an emergency landing at the Eldoret International Airport after a tire fell off shortly after takeoff from Lodwar Airstrip in Turkana County.
“KCAA wishes to inform the public that the investigation of incidents and accident is being conducted by the Air Investigation Department (AAID) of the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works,” read a statement posted on social media by the regulator.
On Sunday, a Silverstone aircraft hit another plane at Wilson Airport shortly before takeoff. Monday’s incident compounded on the budget carrier’s misery with Kenyans calling on the airline to be investigated, KCAA seems to have caved to pressure.
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That’s not all, before the two latest incidents, another Silverstone Aircraft veered off the runway and crashed before take off at Wilson Airport. That was the first incident that put the budget carrier on the spot.
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KCAA Director General Capt. Gilbert Kibe said that the audit is being performed to determine Silverstone’s level of compliance with KCAA’s regulations as well as internal approved manuals and procedures.
