Airplane accident temporarily closes Anegada Airport
According to Acting Managing Director, Mr Clive Smith, “an Aero Commander aircraft was inbound to the Auguste George Airport from St. Thomas when one of its tires blew out on landing.”
He added that there were four passengers on board the aircraft along with the Pilot, however, there were no injuries sustained.
"The Airport was closed temporarily as emergency personnel responded to the scene of the accident. The Airport Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) in the United Kingdom was also notified of the incident," a press release from the British Virgin Islands Airports Authority (BVIAA) said.
According to the release, the Aircraft was removed from the runway and a complete assessment of the runway was performed by the Authority’s personnel.
The airport re-opened and officially resumed operations at 4:00 pm on the same day.
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11 Responses to “Airplane accident temporarily closes Anegada Airport”
Anegada is the safest of our airports. Long flat island ideal for even bigger
Planes to land Do you even have an idea how much it cost to operate a seaplane ? And how difficult it is to land between the anchored yachts? How
much it will cost to build a ramp and building? Think again!
Nothing to do with our tourism
The late Neville Braithwaite and his sons flew to and from Anegada and I cannot recall any major accident on the airport for over thirty years and that include transporting government ministers and governors. Because the aircraft tyre damaged do you think that the airport should be closed. Absolutely no way.