Narrative:
The pilot of an Air Panama F-27 reported that after initial takeoff from runway 36 at Gelabert Airport (BLB), about the time the landing gear was retracted, the airplane "sank" and impacted the runway, coming to rest in the upright position about 1,200 feet short of the departure end of the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area at the time of the accident.
» Scramble 362
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 31 October 2007 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 |
| Operator: | Air Panamá |
| Registration: | HP-1541PST |
| MSN: | 10297 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Dart 532-7R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Panama-Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (BLB) ( Panama)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (PAC/MPMG), Panama |
| Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC/MPBO), Panama |
The pilot of an Air Panama F-27 reported that after initial takeoff from runway 36 at Gelabert Airport (BLB), about the time the landing gear was retracted, the airplane "sank" and impacted the runway, coming to rest in the upright position about 1,200 feet short of the departure end of the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area at the time of the accident.
Sources:
» NTSB» Scramble 362
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Panama City Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport to Bocas Del Toro Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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