ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22448
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| Date: | Saturday 2 August 2008 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Overfly Inc |
| Registration: | N78WW |
| MSN: | 31-7812045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Velencia International Airport, Valencia -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Curacao Airport (CUR), Netherlands Antilles |
| Velencia International Airport (VLN), Valencia, Venezuela | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A plane Piper Navajo PA-31-325, N78WW prefix, serial 31-7812045, made a forced landing, no injuries, probably by mechanical failures on the landing gear. The incident occurred around 14:30 (local time) on Saturday (02), the main runway of the International Airport "Arturo Michelena" (VLN) in Valencia, Venezuela.
The 1978 built aircraft, flying under the American flag, came from Curacao bound for Valencia. The plane was piloted by Captain Mario Martínez, aged 59 (pilot) and José Ruit, aged 58 (co-pilot). Both were unharmed.
The initial report indicates that the landing gear was not down due to some mechanical failure, which is why it belly landed, dragging down the runway.
The Aeronautical Fire Department and the staff of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC) acted during the emergency landing. Even with these teams, the aircraft can not land until an inspector of INAC, was present to authorize the procedure, which caused the airport closure until 20:20 pm Saturday, when it re-established air traffic.
Sources:
1. http://desastresaereosnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/falha-em-trem-de-pouso-obriga-avio.html
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=78WW
3. http://www.crash-aerien.news/forum/atterrissage-sur-le-ventre-d-un-piper-pa-31-325-t8367.html
4. http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=2480
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2008 11:17 | jorgetadeu7 | Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 17:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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