The aircraft covered the Tolú -Medellín route and planned to land at the Olaya Herrera airport at 3:23 pm
They reveal a pilot audio prior to plane crash in Medellín: he tried to land emergency at the stadium after communicating with the tower
Courtesy: Complaints Antioquia.
Research on the accident of the ultralight plane occurred on Friday, August 15 in the vicinity of the Atanasio Girardot stadium, in Medellín, continues; while The audio of the communication between the pilot and the control tower of the Olaya Herrera airport was known.
In the recording, the pilot urgently warns about a failure in the aircraft engine and requests immediate authorization to land. “I have problems with the engine, I need to land urgent,” the pilot is heardwhile the operator starts the verification protocol. However, minutes later, the pilot adds: “I can’t get to the track, I’m going to land at the Atanasio Stadium.”
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That emergency landing was not possible. The plane, registration HJ428, rushed on 47D Street with Carrera 70, a few meters from the stadium, leaving two injured people: The pilot and a passenger. Both were transferred to nearby medical centers – the pilot to the Las Américas and the woman to the Las Vegas Clinic in the El Poblado sector – where they are apparently evaluated by polytrauma, according to the Administrative Department of Disaster Risk Management (DAGRD).
The aircraft covered the Tolú -Medellín route and planned to land at the Olaya Herrera airport at 3:23 pm, after taking off at 1:09 p. m., According to data from the specialized Portal FlightAware. The same site reported that the plane had made other flights in recent days, including journeys between Antioquia and Sucre last Monday, August 11.
The authorities continue with the investigation to clarify the exact causes of the incident. Although everything points to a mechanical failure in the engine, the technical analysis of the aircraft is expected.
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