Jet Was DRC-Bound, Says CAA
Mar 19, 2003
THE aircraft in which Colonel Jet Mwebaze died in 1998 was heading for Beni in the DR Congo, not Kasese where it was originally destined, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) air traffic services manager, Alex Ocan, told the High Court recently.<br>
THE aircraft in which Colonel Jet Mwebaze died in 1998 was heading for Beni in the DR Congo, not Kasese where it was originally destined, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) air traffic services manager, Alex Ocan, told the High Court recently.
Hillary Nsambu writes that Ocan was defending CAA against accusations that it neglected its duty and breached its contract.
“We discovered that the pilot had abandoned his original flight plan and headed for Beni in DR Congo, although his destination was Kasese aerodrome,†he said.
He added that the captain should have informed CAA about a change in the flight plan but he did not.
Peter Wekhesa, a businessman, and Tana and Mara Aviation, a Kenyan leasing company, sued CAA, claiming $300,000 (sh540m) for the aeroplane and an estimated $21,000 (sh37.8m) as monthly loss of earnings.
The aeroplane, which was leased by Wekhesa from Tana and Mara, was allegedly forced to crash-land on Karuburu peak on Mt. Rwenzori, killing Mwebaze and the pilot, Captain Enos Luwunzu. Ends
Hillary Nsambu writes that Ocan was defending CAA against accusations that it neglected its duty and breached its contract.
“We discovered that the pilot had abandoned his original flight plan and headed for Beni in DR Congo, although his destination was Kasese aerodrome,†he said.
He added that the captain should have informed CAA about a change in the flight plan but he did not.
Peter Wekhesa, a businessman, and Tana and Mara Aviation, a Kenyan leasing company, sued CAA, claiming $300,000 (sh540m) for the aeroplane and an estimated $21,000 (sh37.8m) as monthly loss of earnings.
The aeroplane, which was leased by Wekhesa from Tana and Mara, was allegedly forced to crash-land on Karuburu peak on Mt. Rwenzori, killing Mwebaze and the pilot, Captain Enos Luwunzu. Ends