 N524AT, the aircraft involved, photographed in August 2013 | |
| Runway Overrun | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 November 2018 |
| Summary | Runway excursion; possible hydraulics failure[1] |
| Site | Cheddi Jagan International Airport 6°30′25.1″N 58°14′44.7″W / 6.506972°N 58.245750°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 757-23N |
| Operator | Fly Jamaica Airways |
| IATA flight No. | OJ256[2] |
| ICAO flight No. | FJM256[2] |
| Call sign | Greenheart 256[2] |
| Registration | N524AT |
| Flight origin | Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana |
| Destination | Toronto Pearson International Airport, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupants | 126 |
| Passengers | 118 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 125 |
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 Iranian 18-year-old pregnant 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 |
| Iran | 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 2 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.
- 1 2 3 "Fly Jamaica Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Emergency declared 18 minutes into the flight". express.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ "Six injured as Fly Jamaica aircraft makes emergency landing in Guyana". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "Fly Jamaica plane crashes on emergency landing at CJIA – News Room Guyana". newsroom.gy. 9 November 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Senior injured in Fly Jamaica crash landing succumbs". stabroeknews.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Fly Jamaica jet crash-lands". jamaicaobserver.com. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ↑ "DCA19RA025". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. DCA19RA025. Retrieved 28 August 2020.