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| summary = [[Runway excursion]]; possible hydraulics failure<ref name="ASN"/>
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Revision as of 14:01, 20 June 2023

Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256
Picture of the aircraft
N524AT, the aircraft involved, photographed in August 2013
Runway Overrun
Date9 November 2018
SummaryRunway excursion; possible hydraulics failure[1]
SiteCheddi Jagan International Airport
6°30′25.1″N 58°14′44.7″W / 6.506972°N 58.245750°W / 6.506972; -58.245750
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 757-23N
OperatorFly Jamaica Airways
IATA flight No.OJ256[2]
ICAO flight No.FJM256[2]
Call signGreenheart 256[2]
RegistrationN524AT
Flight originCheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana
DestinationToronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario, Canada
Occupants126
Passengers118
Crew8
Fatalities1
Injuries5
Survivors125

Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. The Boeing 757 aircraft serving the flight suffered a technical fault on 9 November 2018, forcing its return and resulting in a runway excursion on landing. This caused significant damage to the aircraft and one passenger fatality.

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 757-23N, registration N524AT, powered by two Rolls-Royce RB211 engines. It was built in 1999 and first flew with ATA Airlines, VIM, Aurela and Thomas Cook before being acquired by Fly Jamaica in 2012.[3]

Flight details and accident

The aircraft departed from Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana on 9 November 2018 at 02:09 local time, bound for Toronto, Canada.[3] The flight subsequently reported a fault with the hydraulic system; as a result, the pilot aborted the climb and the plane returned to the departure airport for an emergency landing, touching down at 02:53. During the landing, the aircraft overran the runway and hit the airport perimeter fence, sustaining substantial damage in the process to the right-hand main landing gear and the No. 2 engine.[4][5][6][1]

Passengers and crew

There were 118 passengers and 8 crew members on board the aircraft. Six persons were injured and an 86-year-old female passenger subsequently died on 16 November 2018 due to injuries sustained during the incident.[7][3][8]

Country No.
Passengers
Canada 82
Guyana 35
United States 1
Pakistan 1
Trinidad 1
Crew
Guyana 6
Jamaica 2

Investigation

The accident was investigated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) with assistance from the Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 757-23N N524AT Georgetown-Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Fly Jamaica Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Emergency declared 18 minutes into the flight". express.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Six injured as Fly Jamaica aircraft makes emergency landing in Guyana". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Fly Jamaica plane crashes on emergency landing at CJIA – News Room Guyana". newsroom.gy. 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ "CRASH: Fly Jamaica plane makes emergency landing in Guyana - St. Lucia News Online". St. Lucia News Online. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Senior injured in Fly Jamaica crash landing succumbs". stabroeknews.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Fly Jamaica jet crash-lands". jamaicaobserver.com. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  9. ^ "DCA19RA025". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. DCA19RA025. Retrieved 28 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)