A 24-year-old cadet pilot Mercy Mulayi was on Wednesday rescued after a plane a Cessna C127s she was flying crash-landed in Nyakwa swamp in Ochulia village, Opete parish, Obutete sub-county in Pallisa district.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Police noted that their teams in Pallisa district working with the locals in the area rescued Mulayi, a cadet pilot from East African Civil Aviation Academy formerly Soroti Flying School after the plane she was flying crash-landed
“Today Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at around 8:30 am, we received a phone call from a member of the public that a plane was seen crash-landing in Nyakwa swamp in Ochulia village, Opete parish, Obutete sub-county in Pallisa district,” Police said.
Police noted that the District Police Commander, Umar Mugerwa and his team responded immediately and rescued the victim. She was evacuated to Pallisa General Hospital for medication. “She is out of danger.”
EACAA is a Ugandan school that trains aircraft pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers. EACAA was founded in September 1971 under the Directorate of Civil Aviation of the EAC. Uganda, the East African Community (EAC), the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Civil Aviation Organization were the major contributors.
When the first EAC collapsed in 1977, the Ugandan government took over the management and maintenance of the school. In 2012, the government began the process of returning the school to the EAC.
In late 2013, the Ugandan government entered into preliminary discussions with Integra, a private Danish aviation company, to improve and manage the school at international standards under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. Discussions at the Ugandan cabinet-level were also held about returning the school to the EAC.
In 2014, the EAC Council of Ministers agreed to take it back. On July 3, 2014, the presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda agreed in principle to re-instate the EACAA as one of the centres of excellence in the EAC.
Currently, EACAA is the only Academy in East Africa that has residential training. The training cost covers everything from training materials, Civil Aviation Authority exams, accommodation, meals and co-curricular activity and Industrial Training where applicable.
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