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| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela |
| Registration: | YV2992 |
| MSN: | 53206/2034 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU) -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
| Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aeropostal flight VH334 from Caracas, Venezuela suffered a landing incident at Cumaná Airport.
The right hand main gear of the MD-80 sank through the runway pavement on landing. All passengers had the deplane on the runway through the rear stairs as the airplane was disabled on the runway.
Cumaná Airport has a single runway, 08/26, measuring 10171 x 148 feet (3100 x 45 meters).
Sources:
http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/sucesos/avion-de-aeropostal-se-hundio-en-la-pista-durante-.aspx#ixzz3I7wLjdBa
http://web.archive.org/web/20150111092037/http://www.elpropio.com:80/actualidad/ciudad/Avion-Aeropostal-Cumana-atrapado-pavimento_0_622737741.html
Location
Media:
AVIÓN AEROPOSTAL quedo atascado en plena pista del aeropuerto de #Cumaná al hundiese una de sus ruedas en el asfalto. pic.twitter.com/oxc1LzXn3l
— PrensAlternativa.com (@PrensAlterna) November 4, 2014
Descripcion Grafica estado aeronautico venezolano Avion"levemente"atascado #Cumana @RCTVenlinea @InformadorVeraz pic.twitter.com/awjEo5lnbT
— Myteks Media Labs (@myteks) November 5, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2014 19:21 | harro | Added |
| 04-Nov-2014 19:37 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2014 07:48 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 05-Nov-2014 10:54 | Chieftain | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 07:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 07:34 | El_serj | Updated [Cn, ] |
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