Preliminary findings into last July’s crash landing of a Caribbean Airlines ( CAL) Boeing 737 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri points to pilot error as the pilot may have undertaken a “long landing” without having sufficient space to bring the aircraft to a safe stop.
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), in a statement issued yesterday, said that Transport Minister Robeson Benn announced that the team investigating the non-fatal aircraft accident, which occurred at 1:30am on the morning of July 31 last year, is close to completing the factual information gathering phase of the investigation.
The aviation umbrella body said that the latter phase will be followed by an extensive and detailed analysis of the factual information, during which additional research and assistance and outside expertise from organizations such as the
