ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60097
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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Instituto Aeronáutico Centroamericano (IACA) |
| Registration: | TI-ANB |
| MSN: | 29573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | La Uruca, San José -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MRPV |
| MRPV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced engine problems and made an emergency landing in a street at La Uruca while turning left base for rwy 27 at Pavas airport. Fortunately the pilot made a great job landing it and received no injuries. The plane, which briefly touched a moving vehicle on the road during the landing, was later transfered to Pavas airport via ground.
Sources:
Live eyewitness
http://insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2009/may/17/nac04.htm
Images:
Taken on the street where it landed
In the moment of authorities custody the scene. Great acrobatic landing in the middle of the traffic.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2009 22:23 | meneses24 | Added |
| 17-May-2009 21:39 | slowkid | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2009 22:18 | Costa Rica Fly | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2011 00:08 | chowell | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2017 13:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
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