Philippine Airlines Flight 475

Philippine Airlines Flight 475 was a scheduled passenger flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan Bancasi Airport which overran the runway at Butuan Airport.

Philippine Airlines Flight 475
RP-C3224, the aircraft involved, photographed in 2005
Accident
DateOctober 26, 2007 (2007-10-26)
SummaryRunway overrun, Pilot error
SiteButuan Bancasi Airport, Butuan City, Philippines
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A320-214
OperatorPhilippine Airlines
RegistrationRP-C3224[1]
Flight originManila Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines
DestinationButuan Bancasi Airport, Butuan City
Passengers148
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries19
Survivors154 (all)

Accident

At approximately 6:25 a.m. on October 26, 2007, PAL Express Flight 475 overshot the runway while landing at Butuan Airport.[2] There were no fatalities among the aircraft's crew and passengers. The aircraft, an Airbus A320-214 with tail number RP-C3224,[3] was destroyed during the incident and subsequently retired from service.[1] After over running the runway, the A320 plowed into a bean field before hitting some coconut trees.[4] Nineteen people suffered injuries; the pilot and co-pilot suffered neck and nose injuries, and several people were taken to a hospital.[5][6] Most injuries were sustained during the emergency evacuation.[1] Bancasi Airport was closed for at least 1 day as air transport authorities evaluated the facility's ability to continue handling flights.[7] The cause of the accident is believed to be pilot error. According to eye-witness reports the airliner landed past the initial touchdown zone of the runway, which left inadequate distance for the airliner to slow down, causing the airliner to run off the runway.

References
  1. JACDEC Accident Overview
  2. Butuan Mishap A320 Butuan Mishap
  3. PAL A320 overshoots runway in southern Philippines
  4. Crismundo, Mike (2007-10-17). "Plane overshoots runway; all 148 passengers safe". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  5. Philippine plane overshoots runway
  6. "Some hurt as PAL plane misses Butuan runway". GMA News. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  7. Butuan Mishap Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine


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