Canada: runway excursion for B-767/338ER plane operated by Cargojet Airways for Amazon Air
A malfunction of the slats would have caused the landing gear to collapse
Flight CJT2387, operated by Cargojet Airways for Amazon Air in the early hours of yesterday morning on a B-767/338ER cargo aircraft (registration C-GAZI), went off the runway after landing at Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, Canada. The nose gear virtually collapsed after touching down. Conversations between the pilots and air traffic control revealed that the aircraft had a problem with the leading edge slats and that it was landing at a higher speed than normal. It had approximately 10,000 kilograms of fuel in its tanks, but other than that it was not carrying any dangerous cargo.
Audio recordings from Vancouver air traffic control show that the captain reported problems with the plane's control systems about 20 minutes before landing, asking for time to run through a checklist to try to resolve the problem. ADS-B data suggests that the plane then touched down at a ground speed of 173 knots and overshot the edge of the runway by 1,880 feet (almost 600 meters).
Since the incident (remember yesterday in the early hours of the morning), the airport management ordered the closure of the north runway for two days, transferring flight activities to the south runway. The Amazon Air Boeing had taken off from Hamilton International Airport, Ontario, Canada. The three on board were unharmed, while luckily the aircraft did not break through the safety zone of the airport perimeter, beyond which are the buildings of the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet shopping center, and its parking lot.
It is now up to the Transportation Safety Board to determine the cause of the occurrence.
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency