Airbus A320 crash, Nov 18, 2022 (2 killed), Lima-Callao-J...
Airbus A320 accident on November 18, 2022 near Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez, Lima, Peru with 2 fatalities. Cause: The fire truck crew entered the active...
- Date: November 18, 2022
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Lima-Callao-Jorge Chávez, Lima, Peru
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The fire truck crew entered the active runway 16L without permission from the controller. Causes: lack of joint planning, poor coordination and not using standard ICAO communication and phraseology (CIAA).
A LATAM Airbus A320 on its takeoff roll at Lima collided at 131 knots with a fire truck that had entered the active runway during a response time exercise, and burned. Two firefighters died at once and a third died of his injuries in 2023, and about 40 people were injured. The CIAA found the fire crew entered the runway without clearance.