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Philippine Airlines Flight 475 was a scheduled passenger flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan's Bancasi Airport that overran the runway at Butuan airport.
 RP-C3224, the aircraft involved, photographed in 2005 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 26, 2007 |
| Summary | Runway overrun, pilot error |
| Site | Bancasi Airport, Butuan, Philippines |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-214 |
| Operator | Philippine Airlines |
| Registration | RP-C3224[1] |
| Flight origin | Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Destination | Bancasi Airport, Butuan |
| Occupants | 154 |
| Passengers | 148 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 19 |
| Survivors | 154 |
Accident
editAt approximately 6:25 a.m. on October 26, 2007, Philippine Airlines Flight 475 overshot the runway while landing at Butuan (Bancasi) 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 overrunning 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.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c JACDEC Accident Overview [dead link]
- ^ Butuan Mishap A320 Butuan Mishap
- ^ PAL A320 overshoots runway in southern Philippines
- ^ Crismundo, Mike (2007-10-17). "Plane overshoots runway; all 148 passengers safe". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2012-01-07.[dead link]
- ^ Philippine plane overshoots runway [dead link]
- ^ "Some hurt as PAL plane misses Butuan runway". GMA News. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ Butuan Mishap Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine