Incident: Amaszonas SW4 at Riberalta on Mar 29th 2018, runway excursion on rejected takeoff due to bird strike

By Simon Hradecky, created Thursday, Mar 29th 2018 19:25Z, last updated Thursday, Mar 29th 2018 20:13Z An Amaszonas Linea Aerea Swearingen SA-227-DC Metro, registration CP-2459 performing flight Z8-61 from Riberalta to Trinidad (Bolivia) with 12 passengers and 2 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Riberalta's runway 14 when a flock of birds impacted the right hand engine causing the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft veered off the runway and came to a stop down a slope. No injuries are being reported, the damage to the aircraft is being assessed.



The airline reported the aircraft encountered a flock of birds, some of birds impacted the right hand engine prompting the crew to reject takeoff. The aircraft subsequently veered off the runway.



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He said it landed just off the runway, broke apart and burst into flames. “For a few minutes no one could believe what was happening. It was just terrible,” he said.

Most of the injured were brought to Kathmandu Medical College, the closest hospital to the airport, where relatives wept as they awaited news.

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The airline, part of US-Bangla Group, is based in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and flies to several domestic and international destinations. The parent company is involved in a number of industries, including real estate, education and agriculture.

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Fliers were left feeling "uneasy" after police officers, firefighters and paramedics suddenly descended on the airport in Horley, Surrey, as the aircraft was about to take off.

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"We had a lot of police, fire and ambulance turn up as well as police dogs," he said.

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A Línea Aérea Amaszonas passenger plane overruns the runway at Riberalta Airport after abandoning takeoff due to a bird strike and crashes into a ditch with no injuries.