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Incident: Aliansa DC3 at San Jose del Guaviare on Aug 26th 2020

Created Thursday, Aug 27th 2020 08:40Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 27th 2020 09:00Z

Jorge E. Gonzalez Torres Airport
File photo: Jorge E. Gonzalez Torres Airport.

An Aliansa Douglas DC-3, registration HK-2006 performing a flight from Pacoa to San Jose del Guaviare (Colombia) with 3 crew on board, landed on San Jose del Guaviare's runway 19 at 16:20L (21:20Z) but veered left and went off the runway coming to a stop with all gear on soft ground left off the runway about 660 meters/2160 feet past the runway threshold. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor damage.

Colombia's CAA reported the Douglas DC-3 of Aliansa, a passenger and cargo airline, suffered a runway excursion and came to a stop in the runway safety area while landing at San Jose del Guaviare at 16:20L arriving from Pacoa. The three crew members on board did not receive any injuries, the aircraft sustained minor damage. The airfield was closed, a commission of the CAA has travelled to San Jose del Guaviare and opened an investigation.

A local observer reported it appeared there was a problem with the landing gear causing the runway excursion. The aircraft was subsequently towed back onto the runway.

No weather data are available for San Juse del Guaviare.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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