Eastern Skyjet B733 at Libreville on Jul 17th 2014, aircraft on landing struck person on runway
Last Update: July 18, 2014 / 14:33:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eastern Skyjet
Flight number
DN-55
Departure
Cotonou, Benin
Destination
Libreville, Gabon
Aircraft Registration
A6-ESR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
Gabon's Ministry of Transport reported that the aircraft landed at 02:16L (01:16Z) but struck a person on the runway. The person, that so far has not been identified, died on the spot. The runway was closed for about 5 hours. An investigation by Gabon's ANAC has been opened, the aircraft remains grounded at Libreville for the investigation.
Local media report that the person, gender and identity unknown, walked across the runway after entering the aerodrome through a service lane for airside personnel.
No Metars are available, the local weather station reported at 01:00L: Temperature +23 degrees C, Dew Point +20 degrees C, visibility 10km, cloudy, winds from westsouthwest at 8 knots, at 04:00L: Temperature +23 degrees C, Dew Point +19 degrees C, visibility 10km, overcast cloud, winds from southwest at 6 knots.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2014
Classification
Accident
Airline
Eastern Skyjet
Flight number
DN-55
Departure
Cotonou, Benin
Destination
Libreville, Gabon
Aircraft Registration
A6-ESR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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