Caribbean Airlines Flight 523

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Caribbean Airlines Flight 523
Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-8BK 9Y-PBM.jpg
9Y-PBM, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date30 July 2011 (2011-07-30)
Summary Runway overrun on landing due to pilot error
Site Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana
06°29′54″N058°15′14″W / 6.49833°N 58.25389°W / 6.49833; -58.25389
Aircraft
Aircraft type Boeing 737-8BK
Operator Caribbean Airlines
IATA flight No.BW523
ICAO flight No.BWA523
Call signCARIBBEAN 523
Registration 9Y-PBM
Flight origin John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States
Stopover Piarco International Airport, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Destination Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana
Occupants163
Passengers157
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries7
Survivors163

Caribbean Airlines Flight 523 was a passenger flight that overran the runway at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, on 30 July 2011. Seven of the 163 aboard suffered injuries. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 737-8BK, was operating Caribbean Airlines' scheduled international service from John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, to Georgetown.

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Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-8BK, MSN 29635, registered as 9Y-PBM, that was built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2007. It logged about 14861 airframe hours and was equipped with two CFM56-7B26/3 engines. [1] [2] : 26 

Crew

In command was a 52-year-old captain who had logged about 9600 hours of flying time, 5000 of which were logged on the Boeing 737-800. His co-pilot, aged 23, had logged 1400 hours of flying time, including about 350 hours on the Boeing 737-800. [2] : 24 

Accident

The aircraft failed to stop in rainy weather, overrunning the runway at 01:32 local time (05:32 UTC), crashing through the perimeter fence. The aircraft stopped 100 metres (330 ft) past the end of runway 06 after it went over a road and broke into two sections. [3] [4] [5]

There were 157 passengers and 6 crew on the aircraft. [6] [7] There were no fatalities, [5] and serious injuries were two passengers suffering broken legs. The majority of the injured were treated at Diamond Diagnostic Hospital then sent onto Georgetown Public Hospital, where 35 passengers were treated for leg, back and neck injuries. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. [8] [9] [10] [11] The accident represents the ninth hull loss of a Boeing 737-800. [3]

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar flew to Guyana to assess the situation, because the government of Trinidad and Tobago owns Caribbean Airlines. [12] Guyana's emergency response team appeared at the accident scene two hours after the incident. Further officials from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were invited to Guyana to aid in investigations. [13] [14] The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) will head the technical investigation, with assistance from the NTSB and the TTCAA. [15]

Investigation

The Government Information Agency (GINA) Guyana reported the probable cause to be pilot error, stating: "The cause of the accident was the aircraft touching down far beyond the touchdown zone due to the captain maintaining excess power during the flare and not using the airplane's full deceleration capacity, resulting in the aircraft over running the pavement and fracturing the fuselage." [3] [16]

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