Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 25 JUN 2009 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: | Xian MA60 |
| Operator: | Zest Airways |
| Registration: | RP-C8892 |
| C/n / msn: | 0703 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Caticlan-Malay Airport (MPH) (Philippines)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL/RPLL), Philippines |
| Caticlan-Malay Airport (MPH/RPVE), Philippines | |
| Flightnumber: | 863 |
According to reports, the aircraft landed with a tailwind too far down runway 24 and overshot the runway end, coming to rest at a drainage ditch. The airport was closed for several hours. No injuries reported.
Sources:
» Zest Air MA-60 mishap prompts closure of Caticlan airport (Business Mirror, 25-6-2009)
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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 Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Caticlan-Malay Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).
Distance from Manila-Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Caticlan-Malay Airport as the crow flies is 303 km (189 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
