On 18 November, a LATAM Airlines Airbus A320neo (registered CC-BHB) operated domestic flight LA2213 between Lima and Juliaca, Peru. During the take-off roll, however, the aircraft struck a fire engine that crossed the runway.
The fire engine (an ARFF or Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting), and other firefighting vehicles, were on their way for an intervention when the crash occurred:
A fire truck entered the runway and collided with the LATAM A320 NEO that was taking off at Jorge Chavez airport in Lima, Peru pic.twitter.com/XtIP2Y8KnR
— OlaWaveNews (@WaveOla) November 18, 2022
Another view:
En desarrollo: Un Airbus A320 de LATAM Airlines impacta con un camión o autobomba de bomberos en el Aeropuerto de #Lima. pic.twitter.com/pRknU5s0pN
— Nicolás Larenas (@n_larenas) November 18, 2022
— Ronald Hinostroza (@ronaldsud) November 18, 2022
Firefighter services rushed to the aircraft to foam the aircraft as the undercarriage caught fire, as seen in the following picture (from social media):
-> Ya teniendo una informacion mas clara, CC-BHB iba a despegar del aeropuerto internacional Jorge Chavez, cuando carros de bomberos, estaban llendo en direccion a otra emergencia en curso, cruzaron la pista sin autorizacion por la pista 16 lado Oeste.
–#LATAM #Peru pic.twitter.com/Lnw80cK6Bd— Seba ?(???)? (@SebaCL__) November 18, 2022
???? Lima 1?1? 1?
????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ?????? Latam Airline ?? ???? ???? ??? ???????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ??????Jorge Chavez . pic.twitter.com/yOUndQgBQm— JEDWMAZH (@JEDWMAZH) November 18, 2022
Emergency slides were deployed to evacuate the passengers, according to this picture taken by a passenger who added on social media: When life gives you a second chance.
Cuando la vida te da una segunda oportunidad #latam pic.twitter.com/Vd98Zu98Uo
— Enrique Varsi-Rospigliosi (@enriquevarsi) November 18, 2022
LATAM Airlines wrote on social media: “We regret to confirm that LATAM Airlines Peru flight LA2213, covering the route Lima-Juliaca, was involved in an accident on ground in Lima prior to takeoff. There are no deceased passengers or crew members.”
The flight carried 102 passengers, 36 of them got injured of which 4 seriously injured.
Lamentamos confirmar que el vuelo LA2213 que cubría la ruta Lima – Juliaca, operado por LATAM Airlines Perú sufrió un incidente en tierra en Lima. No hay pasajeros ni miembros de la tripulación fallecidos.
— LATAM Ecuador (@LATAM_ECU) November 18, 2022
The airport also responded: “An accident has been recorded on the runway of #JorgeChávez (Lima). Our teams are providing the necessary attention to all passengers, who are well. We are also investigating to determine the causes of the incident.”
?#Atención?
Se ha registrado un accidente en la pista de aterrizaje del #JorgeChávez. Nuestros equipos están brindando la atención necesaria a todos los pasajeros y pasajeras, quienes se encuentran bien. Asimismo, estamos investigando para determinar las causas del hecho.— Lima Airport Partners (@LAPJorgeChavez) November 18, 2022
Two firefighters on board the ARFF vehicle lost their lives. Two other fire fighters sustained severe injuries.
The airport’s single runway has been closed at least until Saturday. Meanwhile, air traffic is diverting to other airports.
Lima bound flights are diverting to other airports as the only runway at Lima Airport remains blocked after the earlier incident.https://t.co/3E02SiRQSZ pic.twitter.com/Lvowi2Plzy
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2022
Amazingly, some passengers are still able to make a picture before evacuating a burning aircraft:
Photo from on board LATAM Peru LA2213 pic.twitter.com/mBMAcF2Ro8
— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) November 18, 2022
Update 20 November:
On Saturday, the next day, the aircraft was removed from the runway. Enabling the airport to restore air traffic.
The destroyed #LATAM Airbus #A320neo (CC-BHB) has been carefully removed from Lima's Airport runway. The NEO aircraft was 5 years old. #Lima Jorge Chavez International Airport has opened and most of the flights are restored. #LA2213 #Peru #Airbus pic.twitter.com/zbKE7Z3D1u
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) November 20, 2022
The destroyed #LATAM Airbus A320neo (CC-BHB) has been carefully removed from #Lima's Airport runway. The aircraft was 5 years old.#Peru #LA2213 #A320neo #Airbus pic.twitter.com/ynk6UmJpTB
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) November 20, 2022
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