Passenger recounts panic after Somalia plane crash landing

The Starsky plane crashed on the seashore in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 10, 2026.

Photo credit: Aussom handout via Reuters

A 70-year-old passenger on a plane that crashed on the seashore in Somalia’s capital described horror and panic on board before the aircraft made a dramatic landing in knee-deep water, with all crew and travellers unharmed.

The plane, a Fokker 50 operated by Starsky Aviation, sustained an unspecified technical issue soon after takeoff on Tuesday.