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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 02:14 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX ISR |
| Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force |
| Registration: | 5322 |
| MSN: | 208B5322 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB/RPVM)) -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB/RPVM) |
| Calbayog Airport (CYP/RPVC) |
A PAF Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX ISR, operated by 303rd ARS, sustained an engine fire shortly after after takeoff from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB/RPVM) and returned. It made a hard landing and got disabled on runway 22
after the nose landing gear collapsed. This shut down the airport for about three hours.
The five occupants were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/10/04/news/mactan-cebu-airport-shut-downafter-plane-blocks-runway-reopens/1913171
https://thethaiger.com/ph/news/554373/
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1974623/cebu/local-news/cessna-plane-emergency-landing-at-cebu-airport-due-to-engine-failure
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/54391_1541340863.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N322ZZ
Location
Media:
#SunStarNetworkNews
— Sun Star Davao (@SunStarDavao) October 4, 2023
At least 17 flights were delayed after a Cessna aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) made an emergency landing at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) around 2 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, 2023.https://t.co/8UCjpKzDGt
LOOK: Here is the Cessna aircraft of the Philippine Air force that made an emergency landing today at the Mactan Cebu International Airport.
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) October 4, 2023
According to Lt. Col. Israel Galario, spokesperson of the Visayas Command, the incident happened around 2:15 a.m .this morning. | via… pic.twitter.com/u9kIgctWCF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2023 07:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Oct-2023 07:33 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 09:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 11:53 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Oct-2023 19:45 | Aerossurance | Updated |
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