Conviasa AT72 at Valera on Aug 13th 2012, rejected takeoff, runway excursion
Last Update: August 28, 2012 / 14:32:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Conviasa
Flight number
V0-2197
Departure
Valera, Venezuela
Destination
Caracas, Venezuela
Aircraft Registration
YV2421
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Passengers reported they disembarked normally and walked back to the terminal.
The airline reported the aircraft sustained damage, no injuries occurred to the occupants of the aircraft though immediate assistance was offered.
INAC Venezuela confirmed the incident initially reporting the aircraft veered off the runway before attempting departure (in effect reporting the aircraft the aircraft was backtracking runway 21 for departure) reporting no harm to the occupants of the aircraft.
On Aug 28th 2012 the French BEA reported, that the aircraft rejected takeoff from runway 03 and veered west off the runway. The aircraft received minor damage.
Emergency services reported the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic oil leak.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were transferred to Barquisimeto to catch an Aeropostal flight from Barquisimeto to Caracas.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 13, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Conviasa
Flight number
V0-2197
Departure
Valera, Venezuela
Destination
Caracas, Venezuela
Aircraft Registration
YV2421
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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