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Conviasa Dash-7 Performs Belly Landing At PMV

Luisde8cd From Venezuela, joined Aug 2004, 2518 posts, RR: 34
Posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 3430 times:

The plane managed to land in Margarita Island (PMV) without any serious incident. No injuries reported.

The captain had reported landing gear problems after taking off. It was circling the island in order to burn fuel for the emergency landing.

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Source (SPANISH):
http://www.eluniversal.com/2005/12/15/suc_ava_15A644443.shtml

[Edited 2005-12-15 20:13:40]

Viasa we miss you!. Good times will return after Chavez is gone!

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B757200 From Spain, joined Sep 2004, 184 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3359 times:

Thank God passengers are alright. I heard the news on the radio and they were asking some PMV's security employee. He said aircraft's registration is YV-1003 eyebrow

. No "C" whatsoever. I guess he was referring to V0's second Dash-7, right? Does anybody know the actual registration of the aircraft?

DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3334 times:

How does one perform a belly landing safely on a high-winged aircraft?

Orion737 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3332 times:

Im suprised at their use of the Dash7 in the first place. Surely a Dash 8 or ATR would have been better suited, faster and more economic and reliable than the old and slow Dash 7.

The runway at Margarita is long so the Dash7 STOL capabilities cant have been a detrmining factor.

If ConViasa is to become a true force in the Country it needs to have a reputation for reliability from the outset.

Venezuela747 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1409 posts, RR: 5
Reply 4, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3217 times:

Quoting Orion737 (Reply 3):
If ConViasa is to become a true force in the Country it needs to have a reputation for reliability from the outset.

Well....we can rely on their pilots being able to do a belly landing.....I guess thats something positive, right?

ROLL TIDE!!!

Chiguire From Venezuela, joined Sep 2004, 2003 posts, RR: 18
Reply 5, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3129 times:

Just found this

KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12043 posts, RR: 42
Reply 6, posted (7 years 6 months 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 3030 times:

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Funny that you have to find a Norwegian newspaper to see a video.

http://www.vg.no/video/videoplayer/player.hbs?id=2319

Now, you won't understand much, but he really isn't saying too much interesting anyways Wink

911, where is your emergency?

Lamedianaranja From Venezuela, joined Nov 2004, 1246 posts, RR: 23
Reply 7, posted (7 years 6 months 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2899 times:

Stupendous maneuver, well done Conviasa. It would have been bad publicity for a new airline to start with an fatal accident.

I wish that all skies were orange and blue!!

Olympus69 From Canada, joined Jun 2002, 1737 posts, RR: 8
Reply 8, posted (7 years 6 months 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 2792 times:

They showed it on CBC news this evening but it was a very brief clip. They cut it off even before the plane came to a stop. Not a true belly landing as the left main and nosegear were down.

Mexicana757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 2961 posts, RR: 30
Reply 9, posted (7 years 6 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2773 times:

I saw the video on Univision, during the evening news. from what it look like the right main landing gear wasnt down. The airplane came to a stop when it almost made a 180 degree turn. It look like it went off the runway.

RICARIZA From Colombia, joined Apr 2005, 2356 posts, RR: 29
Reply 10, posted (7 years 6 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2647 times:

Quoting Orion737 (Reply 3):
Im suprised at their use of the Dash7 in the first place. Surely a Dash 8 or ATR would have been better suited, faster and more economic and reliable than the old and slow Dash 7.

Well, Conviasa started in November 2004 with this dash 7 which was transfered from the Venezuelan Navy Air force. I guess they took what they had available in order to form this government owned commercial airline and then improve and increase its fleet (which they have been doing somehow).

I miss ACES, I am proud of AVIANCA & I am loyal to AMERICAN

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