Aviation disaster: Shocking photos show crash of Fly Jamaica Boeing 757; hero pilots script miracle on tarmac
Aviation disaster: Shocking photos have emerged of a A Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 airliner crashlanding on tarmac! However, the tragedy was averted in what is seen as a miracle with just a few passengers injured. The Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 heading for Toronto made an emergency landing at the Georgetown, Guyana international airport early Friday after the pilot reported problems with the plane's hydraulic system soon after take-off. Six passengers were injured.
The pilot of Fly Jamaica flight OJ256, which was carrying 120 passengers and eight crew, requested permission to return to Cheddi Jagan International Airport soon after takeoff, Guyanese officials said at a news conference. The recipe was made to order for a massive disaster, but the hero pilots saved the day as they made a perfect landing in the worse of conditions in an out of control plane.
Fly Jamaica Emergency Landing
The plane overshot a recently extended runway at Georgetown, Guyana`s Cheddi Jagan airport when it landed, officials said. Images show a damaged Fly Jamaica Airways jet resting in a bed of sand off the runway. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Landing gear Upturned
The pictures say it all, the aircraft's landing gear is upturned into a mangled wing. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Six injured
Six passengers suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, officials said. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Black Box recovered
The flight data recorder and the black box had been recovered and were given to the US. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Investigation on
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is also investigating, with assistance from Fly Jamaica, officials said. Boeing Co is looking into the incident, a spokesman said. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Boeing 757 no longer in production
The US-based plane manufacturer decided in late 2003 to end production of the 757. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Shanghai Airlines
It delivered the last model of the aircraft to Shanghai Airlines in 2005, capping a 23-year production run for a mainstay of trans-Atlantic routes and cross-continental US flights. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: 19-year-old plane
The jet involved in the incident is just over 19 years old, according to Airfleets.net, and has been flown by Fly Jamaica since 2013. It was previously used by seven airlines including American Trans Air. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Caribbean Airlines mishap
In 2011, a packed Caribbean Airlines jet skidded off the runway at the Guyana airport as it landed and then broke in two at the edge of a ravine, injuring several passengers. There was no extended runway at that time. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)
Fly Jamaica Aircraft Accident: Indonesian plane crash
Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, a country of some 778,000 on the northeastern corner of South America between Venezuela, Suriname, and Brazil. Last week, an Indonesian airliner crashed into the sea soon after taking off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board. (Photo:cjairport Facebook)