[Cleptomaniac]

On November 18, 2022, a serious accident involving a LATAM Chile Airbus A320-200N, registration CC-BHB, occurred during its flight from Lima to Juliaca, Peru. The aircraft was accelerating for takeoff on Lima's runway 16 when it collided with a rescue and firefighting service (RFFS) vehicle, designated Rescue Vehicle R3, which unexpectedly crossed the runway.

The collision was severe enough to detach the right-hand engine of the A320 from its mounting, leading to the collapse of the right main landing gear. This caused the aircraft to veer towards the right and come to a stop partially off the runway, about 8300 feet down. A fire erupted around the right-hand engine, engulfing both the aircraft and the rescue vehicle.

Tragically, two firefighters in the vehicle lost their lives at the scene, and a third succumbed to injuries later. On the aircraft, 4 passengers sustained serious injuries, and 36 others suffered minor injuries. The Peruvian Aviation Accident Investigation Commission concluded that the incident was caused by a lack of coordinated planning, poor communication, and non-use of standardized phraseology. Specifically, the rescue vehicle entered the active runway without explicit authorization from the tower during a training exercise, leading to the catastrophic collision​​​​.

[Cleptomaniac]

The impact.

[Hunted]

Here is a video with the collision about 1/2 way through

[TheCruxofBag]

The two deceased firefighters. The deceased have been identified as A.T. and N.S.G.

The prosecutors' office is investigating the incident as potential manslaughter.

[Hogmann]

Firefighters think they can go anywhere with those flashing lights.

[kellyhound]

miscommunication and stupidity and you get this

[Hogmann]

Crossing a runway is like crossing a street. Even if you have been cleared to cross, you look both ways to confirm there is nothing coming.

[v1r]

"A Latam Peru plane, which covered the Lima-Juliaca route, suffered a severe collision before takeoff with a truck from the Fire and Rescue Service that was traveling on the runway, an event that left two people dead who were doing the aeronautical fire brigade."

[Susan]

I went to kip and woke up to this too lol. Great thread as always v1r

[v1r]

Added 3 more videos. Thanks Soosan.