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 August 2013
Runway Overrun
Date	9 November 2018
Summary	Runway excursion; under investigation; possible hydraulics failure[1]
Site	Cheddi Jagan International Airport 6°30′25.1″N 58°14′44.7″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

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 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.[7][3][8]

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

Investigation

The accident is being 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] Preliminary data suggests a hydraulics failure occurred.[10]

See also

• Flight with disabled controls
• United Airlines Flight 232
• Turkish Airlines Flight 981
• Japan Airlines Flight 123
• Eastern Air Lines Flight 935
• 2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident
• List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft

References

1. 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.
2. "Fly Jamaica Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
3. "Emergency declared 18 minutes into the flight". express.co.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
4. "Six injured as Fly Jamaica aircraft makes emergency landing in Guyana". jamaica-gleaner.com.
5. "Fly Jamaica plane crashes on emergency landing at CJIA – News Room Guyana". newsroom.gy.
6. "CRASH: Fly Jamaica plane makes emergency landing in Guyana - St. Lucia News Online". St. Lucia News Online. 9 November 2018.
7. "Senior injured in Fly Jamaica crash landing succumbs". stabroeknews.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
8. "Fly Jamaica jet crash-lands". jamaicaobserver.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
9. "DCA19RA025". ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. DCA19RA025. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
10. "Accident: Fly Jamaica B752 at Georgetown on Nov 9th 2018, hydraulic failure causes runway excursion on landing". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2020.