Philippine Airlines Flight 475

Infobox Aircraft accident
name = Philippine Airlines Flight 475


caption =
date = October 26, 2007
type = Runway Overrun
site = Butuan Bancasi Airport, Butuan City, Philippines
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aircraft_type = Airbus A320-214
aircraft_name = PR475
operator = Philippine Airlines
tail_number = RP-C3224
origin = Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines
destination = Butuan Bancasi Airport, Butuan City
passengers = 148
crew = 6
fatalities = 0
survivors = 154 (all)

Philippine Airlines Flight 475 was a scheduled passenger flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Butuan Bancasi Airport which overran the runway at Butuan Airport.

Accident

At approximately 6:25 a.m. on October 26, 2007, Philippine Airlines Flight 475 overshot the runway while landing at Butuan Airport. [ [http://www.airtransportnews.aero/cgi-bin/article.pl?Full%20service&id=6910 "Butuan Mishap A320 Butuan Mishap"] ] There were no fatalities among the aircraft's crew and passengers. The aircraft, an Airbus A320-214 with tail number RP-C3224 [ [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/29/218932/pal-a320-overshoots-runway-in-southern-philippines.html "PAL A320 overshoots runway in southern Philippines"] ] , was destroyed during the incident and subsequently retired from service. [http://www.jacdec.de/info/2007-10-26_RP-C3224.pdf "JACDEC Accident Overview"] ] After over running the runway, the A320 plowed into the tropical rainforest. Most injuries where sustained during the emergency evacuation. Initial reports indicated that between 19 and 34 people where injured during the incident. [ [http://www.airtransportnews.aero/cgi-bin/article.pl?Aviation%20safety&id=6908 "AirTransport News"] ] Final reports, however, show that 19 people suffered injuries; the pilot and co-pilot suffered neck and nose injuries, and several people were taken to a hospital. [ [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Philippine+plane+overshoots+runway-a01610795839 "Philippine plane overshoots runway"] ] Butuan City, Bancasi Airport was closed for at least 1 day as air transport authorities evaluated the facility’s ability to continue handling flights. [ [http://www.philippineairlines.com/TEMPFILES/828.asp?funcpostinglink=305&funcpostingID=1&funcextensionID=3403 "Butuan Mishap"] ] The cause of the accident is believed to be pilot error. According to eye-witness reports the airliner landed past the initial touchdown zone of the runway, which left inadequate distance for the airliner to slow down, causing the airliner to run off the runway.

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