What happened
A training flight departed from Dar es Salaam Airport when the crew encountered mechanical difficulties during the flight. Specifically, the crew was unable to retract the landing gear following the initial departure. This issue prompted a return to the airport, where maintenance personnel performed repairs on the aircraft.
Following the repairs, the crew attempted a second takeoff. However, during this subsequent flight, the crew reported that the landing gear remained stuck in the extended position and could not be lowered. Due to the inability to deploy the gear, the crew was forced to perform a belly landing on the runway. The aircraft type was not specified, but the incident concluded without any 0 fatalities or injuries to the two pilots involved.
Findings
The primary factor in the accident was a persistent failure of the landing gear mechanism to operate correctly, which prevented the crew from completing a standard landing procedure and necessitated the emergency touchdown on the runway surface.