The San Andres, Columbia crash that took place on Monday resulted in only a single death. The plane hit the ground just before landing. Lightning striking the aircraft is believed to be the cause of the accident, but it isn’t confirmed yet. The plane fragmented, but did not damage any buildings and had only one death which occurred following the crash. The pilot has been credited as being central to the relative lack of a loss of life in the event, and also the minimal damage to anything other than the plane itself.
Pieces fly from Boeing 737 when it hit the runway
The flight from Bogota took off for San Andres within the middle of the night. The plane approached the airport in bad weather and started to violently shake as AIRES Flight 8250 approached the runway. As the plane descended, the pilot started an emergency landing just short of the runway when it started to fragment on landing. Authorities initially credited a down draft as the cause, though others including eyewitnesses attribute a lightning strike on the plane as the cause, as outlined by CNN. The pilot also contends that lightning struck the plane. The plane snapped in two as it crash landed at Gustavo Rojas Pinillo airport. The wreckage besides the plane was minimal.
Only one did not survive
After the crash, as outlined by Bloomberg, a 65 year old passenger had a heart attack and died. Six individuals came out of the crash totally unscathed. All other passengers and crew are expected for making a swift recovery from the injuries which were suffered. There were at least 127 passengers and crew members.
Pilot made all the difference
You would be hard pressed to discover a group of people better trained and skilled than professional pilots. They take a very complex machine and get it from point A to point B in a very exact manner, but additionally know precisely what to do in case of emergencies. The knowledge they bring to work each day makes them worth each and every penny they earn, and they’re under tremendous pressure. Flight attendants are also, if the overnight sensation Steven Slater is any type of indicator of the pressures involved in the air travel trade. The pilot of AIRES Flight 8250 should be hailed as a hero.
Additional reading
CNN
cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/08/16/colombia.plane.fatality/?hpt=T1#fbid=QdDzKvaTDgY and wom=false
Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-16/colombia-plane-splits-in-three-killing-1-and-injuring-114-el-tiempo-says.html
