Video: Ecuadorean Jetliner Skids Off Runway Landing in Heavy Rain
AP | Apr. 28, 2016
A plane with 93 people on board has skidded off a runway while landing during heavy rain at an airport in southern Ecuador.
The aircraft after the overrun (Photo from Avherald.com)
The Cuenca airport says on its Twitter account that the Brazilian-made Embraer 190 jet operated by local airline TAME was arriving from the capital of Quito when the incident took place around 8:00 a.m. local time Thursday.
The aircraft after the overrun (Photo from Avherald.com)
The aircraft after the overrun (Photo from Avherald.com)
Two people were hospitalized with light injuries.
The accident has forced a shutdown of operations at the airport.
Passenger video of evacuation (Video: Gabriel Acosta):
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