Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256

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.

Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256
N524AT, the aircraft involved, photographed in March 2015
Runway Overrun
Date9 November 2018
SummaryRunway excursion due to hydraulics failure[1]
SiteCheddi Jagan International Airport
6°30′25.1″N 58°14′44.7″W
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

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][4][7]

Passengers and crew

There were approximately 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.[8][3][9]

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

See also

References

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