MD-82 Gear Collapse and Fire at Miami
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:07 am
A Red Air McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Catches Fire After Landing At Miami Airport
A Dominican flight caught fire after experiencing an apparent gear failure while landing at Miami International Airport.
https://simpleflying.com/a-red-air-mcdo ... i-airport/
Link with video of aftermath:
https://www.fox29.com/news/watch-firefi ... al-airport
A Dominican flight caught fire after experiencing an apparent gear failure while landing at Miami International Airport.
Red Air Flight 203 departed Santo Domingo at approximately 15:00 and performed an uneventful approach to landing. After touching down on Runway 9, the MD-82 veered to the left and skidded into the grass area that separates Runway 9 from the intersecting Runway 12-30. The aircraft’s left wing impacted an airport antenna structure, including a small building near it. The structure impacted the jet’s right wing at which point a fire erupted. All 140 passengers and 11 crew members were safely evacuated, but there are reports of some minor injuries at this time.
Red Air is a Dominican airline which operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas aircraft, consisting of three MD-82s and one MD-81. The aircraft involved in the accident was an MD-82 with registration of HI1064. It was previously operated by Venezuelan-based Laser Air.
We have reached out to Miami International Airport authorities for comment. At press time, we had not yet received an answer.
PP
A Dominican flight caught fire after experiencing an apparent gear failure while landing at Miami International Airport.
https://simpleflying.com/a-red-air-mcdo ... i-airport/
Link with video of aftermath:
https://www.fox29.com/news/watch-firefi ... al-airport
A Dominican flight caught fire after experiencing an apparent gear failure while landing at Miami International Airport.
Red Air Flight 203 departed Santo Domingo at approximately 15:00 and performed an uneventful approach to landing. After touching down on Runway 9, the MD-82 veered to the left and skidded into the grass area that separates Runway 9 from the intersecting Runway 12-30. The aircraft’s left wing impacted an airport antenna structure, including a small building near it. The structure impacted the jet’s right wing at which point a fire erupted. All 140 passengers and 11 crew members were safely evacuated, but there are reports of some minor injuries at this time.
Red Air is a Dominican airline which operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas aircraft, consisting of three MD-82s and one MD-81. The aircraft involved in the accident was an MD-82 with registration of HI1064. It was previously operated by Venezuelan-based Laser Air.
We have reached out to Miami International Airport authorities for comment. At press time, we had not yet received an answer.
PP