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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-AMH |
| MSN: | 208B0785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Kamusi (AYKS) -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| AYKS - Kamusi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced a tyre deflation after landing at Kamusi. This is an ongoing issue with the PNG fleet of Caravans, probably due to poor runway conditions. A rescue aircraft was required with spare wheel to enable the aircraft to continue onwards.
Sources:
Internal engineer report. Social media of flight crew.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 2018 | P2-AMH | Tropicair | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) | |
min | |
| 13 July 2025 | P2-AMH | Tropicair | 0 | Balimo Airstrip (AYBM) | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2019 05:51 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 14-Sep-2019 08:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
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