 According to Somali Interior Minister Mohamed Mahamud Guled, as soon as it reached altitude, the pilot reported a problem in engine number two, stating that he would turn back to the airport.He was in the process of attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing when one wing exploded, separated from the aircraft and fell into the Indian Ocean, while the rest of the plane continued, on fire, along the beach at a low altitude before crashing.The accident occurred in an area called Kuluweyne, with the main part of the wreckage landing near a farmer's hamlet.