Flight Safety Information July 30, 2011 - No. 157 In This Issue PHOTOS: Caribbean Airlines B737-832 Runway Excursion Accident PHOTOS: Caribbean Airlines B737-832 Runway Excursion Accident (Georgetown, Guyana) Date: 30-JUL-2011 Time: 01:32am LT Type: Boeing 737-832(WL) Operator: Caribbean Airlines Registration: 9Y-PBM C/n / msn: 29635/2326 Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 162 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Cheddi Jagan International Airport - SYCJ, Georgetown - Guyana Phase: Landing Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Piarco International Airport - TTPS Destination airport: Cheddi Jagan International Airport - SYCJ Narrative: A Carribean Airlines Boeing 737 performing flight BW-523 overshot the runway in wet weather and broke in half. The flight had originated in New York JFK,NY via Port of Spain. Some injuries but no deaths. Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14353610 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-14355103 www.aviation-safety.net ************ Curt Lewis, P.E., CSP CURT LEWIS & ASSOCIATES, LLC