written and photographed by Mary L. Peachin
Dec 1997, Vol. 2 No. 3
The landing approach over Lake Tanganyika had no go-around departure. There were mountains at the end of the runway. The single engine Cessna Caravan carryied eight passengers, two guides, plus the pilot, and an overload of luggage. It landed safely on the short 2500-foot runway at Kalolwa in Mahale National Park. Landing is not possible after a rain as the wet clay runway “grabs tires,” refusing to release them for either take off or landing.