Date: | Friday 9 November 2018 |
Time: | 02:53 |
Type: | Boeing 757-23N |
Owner/operator: | Fly Jamaica Airways |
Registration: | N524AT |
MSN: | 30233/895 |
Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 128 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) -
Guyana
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO/SYCJ) |
Destination airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
Narrative:Fly Jamaica flight 256 suffered a runway excursion after returning to land at Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana.
The aircraft, a Boeing 757-200, departed Georgetown Airport at 02:09 hours local time. After departure the flight reported an issue with the hydraulic system. The climb was stopped before reaching FL200 and the aircraft turned back to Georgetown Airport.
The aircraft touched down on runway 06 at 02:53 hours. It went off the runway and came to rest across the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The right-hand main landing gear had broken off, and the no.2 (right-hand) engine pivoted forward and upwards. Six persons were injured, according to local media. An eighty-six-year-old passenger died of her injuries on November 16.
METAR:
06:00 UTC / 02:00 local time:
SYCJ 090600Z VRB02KT CAVOK 23/22 Q1010 NOSIG
07:00 UTC / 03:00 local time:
SYCJ 090700Z VRB02KT CAVOK 23/22 Q1010 NOSIG
Sources:
Flightradar24 Newsroom.gy demerarawaves.com Senior injured in Fly Jamaica crash landing succumbs (stabroeknews.com, 17 Nov. 2018) Location
Images:
photo (c) Flightradar24; Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO); 09 November 2018
photo (c) Jaime Escobar; Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL); 12 January 2012
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