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American Airlines flight AA909 suffers dual tyre burst on landing at Argyle Airport, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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On January 20, 2025, American Airlines Flight AA909, operating from Miami, United States to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, experienced a blown tyre on the left main landing gear upon landing at Argyle International Airport. Eyewitness James Bacchus reported hearing a loud bang as the aircraft passed the terminal building, followed by smoke emanating from the landing gear area.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft (registered N328TC) came to an abrupt stop on the runway. Firefighters promptly responded, facilitating the safe evacuation of all 91 passengers on board. No injuries were reported.

As a result of the incident, the airport temporarily suspended operations. Flights, including Virgin Atlantic’s inbound service from Barbados, were diverted. The airport announced a temporary closure until further notice, resuming operations later that evening.

The following pictures appeared on social media:

2025-01-20: American AL Boeing 737 MAX 8 (N328TC, *2023) suffered a double tire burst of its left gear during landing rwy 04 at Kingstown Argyle Intl AP(TVSA), St Vincent+Gr. and came to a safe stop on the runway. None aboard flight #AA909 from Miami was hurt.
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— jacdecnews.bsky.social (@jacdecnews.bsky.social) January 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM

This post was published on 22 January 2025 00:19

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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