TACA A321 at San Jose on Oct 18th 2012, pirouette on runway after tyres burst on landing

Last Update: October 19, 2012 / 00:59:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
TACA Airlines

Flight number
LR-621

Departure
San Salvador, El Salvador

Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica

Aircraft Registration
N566TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A TACA Airbus A321-200, registration N566TA performing flight LR-621/TA-7621 from San Salvador (El Salvador) to San Jose (Costa Rica) with 146 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Juan Santamaria International Airport's runway 07 at 15:56L (21:56Z) when a number of tyres burst and the aircraft skidded doing a near 90 degrees turn to the right. The aircraft came to a stop on the piano keys short of the runway end almost perpendicular to the runway. No injuries occurred, the aircraft needs three tyres replaced.

The runway is estimated closed for about 3 hours until tyres are replaced and the aircraft has been towed off the runway.

Metars:
MROC 190000Z 21003KT 5000 -RA FEW001 BKN030 20/19 A2999 TEMPO 2000 BR
MROC 182300Z 24008KT 5000 BR FEW001 BKN030 20/19 A2998 TEMPO 2000 BR
MROC 182200Z 22007KT 8000 -RA VCFG FEW001 SCT020 BKN100 20/19 A2995 TEMPO 4000 BR
MROC 182100Z 24008KT 8000 -RA VCFG FEW001 BKN030 21/19 A2995 TEMPO 4000 BR
MROC 182000Z 25011KT 9999 SHRA FEW010 SCT020TCU BKN100 23/20 A2996 TEMPO 5000
MROC 181900Z 25012KT 9999 VCSH SCT020TCU SCT150 25/20 A2996 NOSIG
MROC 181900Z 25012KT 9999 SCT020TCU SCT150 25/20 A2996 NOSIG
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N566TA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-231
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Model
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
TACA Airlines

Flight number
LR-621

Departure
San Salvador, El Salvador

Destination
San Jose, Costa Rica

Aircraft Registration
N566TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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