

Narrative:
DHL flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200 cargo plane, suffered a runway excursion after landing back at San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Costa Rica.
The aircraft took off from SJO runway 07 at 15:36 UTC on a flight bound for Guatemala City.
When at about 60 km north-northeast of SJO, the aircraft turned back and entered a holding pattern to the west of SJO. Unconfirmed reports say the flight crew reported problems with one of the hydraulic systems.
The aircraft landed on runway 07 at 16:25 UTC. ADS-B data and accident video footage suggest that the aircraft began to turn to the right onto taxiway K. It continued the right hand turn and departed the taxiway. The aircraft crossed an airport road and fell into a grass depression at the side of the road. It broke in two and came to rest.
Taxiway excursion
» nacion.com
MROC 071500Z VRB04KT CAVOK 27/11 A3005 NOSIG
16:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
MROC 071600Z 24008KT 200V270 CAVOK 27/16 A3005 NOSIG
17:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
MROC 071700Z 24009KT 210V290 9999 FEW045 BKN250 27/19 A3003 NOSIG
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 7 April 2022 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-27A (PCF) |
| Operator: | DHL Aero Expreso |
| Registration: | HP-2010DAE |
| MSN: | 29610/904 |
| First flight: | 1999-12-07 (22 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW2037 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) ( Costa Rica)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC), Costa Rica |
| Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT), Guatemala | |
| Flightnumber: | 7216 |
DHL flight 7216, a Boeing 757-200 cargo plane, suffered a runway excursion after landing back at San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Costa Rica.
The aircraft took off from SJO runway 07 at 15:36 UTC on a flight bound for Guatemala City.
When at about 60 km north-northeast of SJO, the aircraft turned back and entered a holding pattern to the west of SJO. Unconfirmed reports say the flight crew reported problems with one of the hydraulic systems.
The aircraft landed on runway 07 at 16:25 UTC. ADS-B data and accident video footage suggest that the aircraft began to turn to the right onto taxiway K. It continued the right hand turn and departed the taxiway. The aircraft crossed an airport road and fell into a grass depression at the side of the road. It broke in two and came to rest.
Classification:
Hydraulic system problemTaxiway excursion
Sources:
» crprensa.com» nacion.com
METAR Weather report:
15:00 UTC / 09:00 local time:MROC 071500Z VRB04KT CAVOK 27/11 A3005 NOSIG
16:00 UTC / 10:00 local time:
MROC 071600Z 24008KT 200V270 CAVOK 27/16 A3005 NOSIG
17:00 UTC / 11:00 local time:
MROC 071700Z 24009KT 210V290 9999 FEW045 BKN250 27/19 A3003 NOSIG
Photos
Video, social media
Otra impresionante toma del momento donde el #JOS7216 se sale de la pista 07 @CrAereo @CR_Aviation pic.twitter.com/Z0aeBTLyfo
— En vivo desde SJO (@adsbcr) April 7, 2022
Avión aterriza de #emergencia en pista del Aeropuerto en San José, Costa Rica.
— Alberto B. Sandoval (@speakersecurity) April 7, 2022
Autoridades del Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, dan respuesta tras el aterrizaje forzado de la aeronave Boeing 757 matrícula HP-2010DAE de la empresa @DHLAmericas pic.twitter.com/ASYSXJjF67
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from Flightradar24.
Distance from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 851 km (532 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport to Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport as the crow flies is 851 km (532 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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