Incident: SEAir L410 at Caticlan on Mar 15th 2010, blew tyre on landing

15.03.2010 - 11:26

A SEAir South East Asian LET L-410, registration RP-C2928 performing flight DG-705 from Manila to Caticlan (Philippines) with no passengers and 3 crew, burst the (sole) left hand main gear tyre while landing on Caticlan s runway and come to a stand still about half way down the runway. No injuries occured, the airplane did not receive damages beyond the burst tyre, but was stuck on the runway. The airport had to be closed until a new tyre was brought in and the airplane could be moved off the runway 7 hours later. 16 flights diverted to Kalibo Airport or were cancelled. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleB8acbf7 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login