A Trans Guyana Airways aircraft skidded off the Mabaruma airstrip in Region One on Thursday morning after the pilot reportedly saw a dog running towards the runway during the aircraft’s landing roll.
Trans Guyana Airways Public communications consultant Kit Nascimento said the aircraft landed at Mabaruma at 8:15am (local time) with 12 passengers on board.
He said preliminary information revealed the plane skidded off the end of the runway.
Nascimento said the pilot, Jessica Ramcharitar, reported that the incident occurred during the landing roll. According to Ramcharitar she saw a black dog running towards the runway, causing her to brake ‘aggressively.’
The aircraft subsequently skidded off the runway and spun sideways.
Nascimento said a video of the accident was captured on a camera from the terminal building. However he said the video is not ‘well defined.’
Nevertheless, he said a ‘complete’ investigation has already started into the accident.
While the passengers were not visibly injured, 11 of them were examined at the hospital.
According to Nascimento, the aircraft suffered a ‘fair amount’ of damage, which has disabled it.